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

13 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.

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 Spain: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Costa Rica

4,084 number

in 2019

Spain

5,193 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

93rd

Spain rank

90th

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

Costa Rica
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 5,193 number against 4,084 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,109 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Spain ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 90th of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	58,544 number	106,323 number	47,780 number	Spain
1980s	52,763 number	20,566 number	32,197 number	Costa Rica
2010s	14,932 number	32,891 number	17,960 number	Spain

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 Spain?: Spain, at 5,193 number against 4,084 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Costa Rica and Spain?: 1,109 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 90th 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.