Costa Rica vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.6231 GPIA
in 2024
Gambia
0.5649 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
46th
Gambia rank
47th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Gambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6231 GPIA against 0.5649 GPIA in Gambia, a difference of 0.0582 GPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Gambia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Gambia ranks 47th of 52 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7895 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 0.3543 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9308 GPIA | 0.0876 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5 GPIA | 0.6449 GPIA | 0.1449 GPIA | Gambia |
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 Gambia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6231 GPIA against 0.5649 GPIA in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 0.0582 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and Gambia ranks 47th 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