Costa Rica vs Singapore: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.8125 modelled data
in 2025
Singapore
0.8 modelled data
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
141st
Singapore rank
143rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Singapore
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8125 modelled data against 0.8 modelled data in Singapore, a difference of 0.0125 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 141st and Singapore ranks 143rd of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9417 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 0.0583 modelled data | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.8129 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 0.2781 modelled data | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.814 modelled data | 0.8065 modelled data | 0.0075 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, Costa Rica or Singapore?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8125 modelled data against 0.8 modelled data in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 0.0125 modelled data, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 141st and Singapore ranks 143rd 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