What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Costa Rica and New Zealand?

5,476 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?

46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Costa Rica

248,685 number

in 2019

New Zealand

243,209 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

106th

New Zealand rank

107th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

Costa Rica
New Zealand

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 248,685 number against 243,209 number in New Zealand, a difference of 5,476 number.

Across all 46 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 106th and New Zealand ranks 107th of 202 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	47,461 number	172,849 number	125,389 number	New Zealand
1980s	59,327 number	176,556 number	117,230 number	New Zealand
1990s	87,906 number	200,317 number	112,410 number	New Zealand
2000s	172,733 number	253,550 number	80,817 number	New Zealand
2010s	223,329 number	246,788 number	23,459 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Costa Rica or New Zealand?: Costa Rica, at 248,685 number against 243,209 number in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 5,476 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 106th and New Zealand ranks 107th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.