Brazil vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Brazil
1.34 LPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.37 LPIA
in 2024
Brazil rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.37 LPIA against 1.34 LPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.03 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 50 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 LPIA | 1.66 LPIA | 0.2645 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.24 LPIA | 1.56 LPIA | 0.3153 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.34 LPIA | 1.5 LPIA | 0.1616 LPIA | 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, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.37 LPIA against 1.34 LPIA in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.03 LPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Brazil ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 50 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 location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). 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