Algeria vs Costa Rica: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Algeria
127.8%
in 2011
Costa Rica
123.5%
in 2019
Algeria rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
4th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Algeria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 127.8% against 123.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 98.9% 93.3% 5.5% Algeria
2000s 109.5% 107.4% 2.1% Algeria
2010s 127.1% 118.6% 8.5% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Algeria or Costa Rica?
Algeria, at 127.8% against 123.5% in Costa Rica as of 2011.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Algeria and Costa Rica?
4.3%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Costa Rica?
14 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Costa Rica rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Algeria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.