Costa Rica vs Greece: Children not in school

Costa Rica
0.3078
in 2024
Greece
0.4653
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
167th
Greece rank
164th

Children not in school over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Greece
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.4653 against 0.3078 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1575.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 167th and Greece ranks 164th of 174 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Greece Difference Ahead
2010s 12.73 4.99 7.74 Costa Rica
2020s 4.61 3.53 1.08 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children not in school, Costa Rica or Greece?
Greece, at 0.4653 against 0.3078 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in children not in school between Costa Rica and Greece?
0.1575, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for children not in school?
Costa Rica ranks 167th and Greece ranks 164th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children not in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children not in school
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,923 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed