Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bangladesh
0.5234 GPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.6231 GPIA
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
49th
Costa Rica rank
46th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bangladesh
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6231 GPIA against 0.5234 GPIA in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0997 GPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 49th and Costa Rica ranks 46th of 52 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.706 GPIA | 0.7895 GPIA | 0.0835 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.5544 GPIA | 0.996 GPIA | 0.4415 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5234 GPIA | 0.6667 GPIA | 0.1433 GPIA | 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, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6231 GPIA against 0.5234 GPIA in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 0.0997 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bangladesh ranks 49th and Costa Rica ranks 46th of 52 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 (household survey data) (GPIA). 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