Costa Rica vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male
Costa Rica
123.5%
in 2019
World
96.3%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
4th
World rank
2nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time
- Costa Rica
- World
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 123.5% against 96.3% in World, a difference of 27.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was World ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.1% | 92.6% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 107.4% | 95.1% | 12.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 119.7% | 96.6% | 23.1% | 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 World?
- Costa Rica, at 123.5% against 96.3% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Costa Rica and World?
- 27.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and World ranks 2nd 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.