Costa Rica vs South Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.8125 modelled data
in 2025
South Africa
0.8228 modelled data
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
141st
South Africa rank
139th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.8228 modelled data against 0.8125 modelled data in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0103 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 141st and South Africa ranks 139th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9417 modelled data | 0.8749 modelled data | 0.0668 modelled data | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8129 modelled data | 0.8457 modelled data | 0.0328 modelled data | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.814 modelled data | 0.7536 modelled data | 0.0604 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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.8228 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 Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0103 modelled data, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 141st and South Africa ranks 139th 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