Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Costa Rica or Norway?

Costa Rica, at 248,685 number against 235,152 number in Norway as of 2019.

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

13,533 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 Norway: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Costa Rica

248,685 number

in 2019

Norway

235,152 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

106th

Norway rank

108th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Norway

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 248,685 number against 235,152 number in Norway, a difference of 13,533 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 106th and Norway ranks 108th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	49,650 number	166,449 number	116,800 number	Norway
1980s	59,327 number	186,941 number	127,614 number	Norway
1990s	87,906 number	192,765 number	104,858 number	Norway
2000s	168,959 number	204,752 number	35,793 number	Norway
2010s	223,329 number	229,947 number	6,618 number	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Costa Rica or Norway?: Costa Rica, at 248,685 number against 235,152 number in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Costa Rica and Norway?: 13,533 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 106th and Norway ranks 108th 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: 21 August 2026

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