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

1,896 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

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 Sierra Leone: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Costa Rica

248,685 number

in 2019

Sierra Leone

250,581 number

in 2017

Costa Rica rank

106th

Sierra Leone rank

105th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 250,581 number against 248,685 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,896 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 106th and Sierra Leone ranks 105th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	47,671 number	30,945 number	16,727 number	Costa Rica
1980s	57,894 number	67,622 number	9,727 number	Sierra Leone
1990s	67,069 number	65,612 number	1,458 number	Costa Rica
2000s	138,768 number	90,856 number	47,912 number	Costa Rica
2010s	228,574 number	241,506 number	12,933 number	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 250,581 number against 248,685 number in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?: 1,896 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 106th and Sierra Leone ranks 105th 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.