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

21 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Qatar: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Costa Rica

4,084 number

in 2019

Qatar

3,173 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

93rd

Qatar rank

95th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

Costa Rica
Qatar

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4,084 number against 3,173 number in Qatar, a difference of 911 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Qatar ranks 95th of 150 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	56,823 number	930 number	55,893 number	Costa Rica
1980s	53,169 number	994 number	52,175 number	Costa Rica
1990s	54,211 number	2,108 number	52,103 number	Costa Rica
2010s	13,726 number	3,767 number	9,960 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Costa Rica or Qatar?: Costa Rica, at 4,084 number against 3,173 number in Qatar as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Costa Rica and Qatar?: 911 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Qatar ranks 95th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.