Chile vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Chile
36,959
in 2024
Costa Rica
36,980
in 2024
Chile rank
89th
Costa Rica rank
88th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k200720152024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 36,980 against 36,959 in Chile, a difference of 21.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 88th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 54,545 57,525 2,980 Costa Rica
2020s 34,872 41,494 6,623 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Chile or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 36,980 against 36,959 in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Chile and Costa Rica?
21, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Chile ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 88th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and 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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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
181 places, 3,186 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release