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

11 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female

Costa Rica

1,288 number

in 2019

New Zealand

1,378 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

95th

New Zealand rank

94th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female over time

Costa Rica
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1,378 number against 1,288 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 90 number.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 95th and New Zealand ranks 94th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26,814 number	1,548 number	25,266 number	Costa Rica
1980s	28,730 number	2,944 number	25,786 number	Costa Rica
1990s	28,924 number	1,210 number	27,714 number	Costa Rica
2010s	6,507 number	2,350 number	4,157 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, female, Costa Rica or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 1,378 number against 1,288 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female between Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 90 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?: Costa Rica ranks 95th and New Zealand ranks 94th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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