Costa Rica vs Mali: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
1.37 LPIA
in 2024
Mali
1.39 LPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Mali rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.39 LPIA against 1.37 LPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Mali ranks 32nd of 50 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 LPIA | 1.39 LPIA | 0.298 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.59 LPIA | 1.48 LPIA | 0.1077 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.41 LPIA | 1.49 LPIA | 0.0776 LPIA | Mali |
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 Mali?
- Mali, at 1.39 LPIA against 1.37 LPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Mali?
- 0.02 LPIA, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mali?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mali rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Mali ranks 32nd 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