Costa Rica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 123.5% against 109.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7% | 113.8% | 17.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 107.4% | 111.0% | 3.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 119.7% | 109.7% | 10.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Costa Rica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 123.5% against 109.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 13.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.