Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Bulgaria
1.04 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.03 GPIA
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
58th
Costa Rica rank
61st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.04 GPIA against 1.03 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 1.11 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 0.0584 GPIA Bulgaria
2020s 0.997 GPIA 0.9678 GPIA 0.0292 GPIA Bulgaria

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, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 1.04 GPIA against 1.03 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0.01 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bulgaria ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 162 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). 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
162 places, 2,504 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release