Which has higher adolescents out of school, female, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 8.2% against 7.7% in Costa Rica as of 2024.

What is the difference in adolescents out of school, female between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?

0.5%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Adolescents out of school, female

Costa Rica

7.7%

in 2024

Dominican Republic

8.2%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

74th

Dominican Republic rank

71st

Adolescents out of school, female over time

Costa Rica
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 8.2% against 7.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 74th and Dominican Republic ranks 71st of 160 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
2010s	11.5%	6.5%	5.0%	Costa Rica
2020s	7.5%	10.2%	2.7%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, female, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 8.2% against 7.7% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school, female between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 0.5%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for adolescents out of school, female?: Costa Rica ranks 74th and Dominican Republic ranks 71st of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)
Unit: % of female lower secondary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 165 places, 2,633 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.