Botswana vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Botswana
0.819 modelled data
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.8125 modelled data
in 2025
Botswana rank
140th
Costa Rica rank
141st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.819 modelled data against 0.8125 modelled data in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0065 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Botswana ranks 140th and Costa Rica ranks 141st of 205 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6784 modelled data | 0.9417 modelled data | 0.2633 modelled data | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8037 modelled data | 0.8129 modelled data | 0.0092 modelled data | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8138 modelled data | 0.814 modelled data | 0.0002 modelled data | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Botswana, at 0.819 modelled data against 0.8125 modelled data in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 0.0065 modelled data, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Botswana ranks 140th and Costa Rica ranks 141st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release