Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
1.37 LPIA
in 2024
Uruguay
1.34 LPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Uruguay rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.37 LPIA against 1.34 LPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.03 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 35th of 50 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 LPIA | 1.67 LPIA | 0.03 LPIA | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.57 LPIA | 1.45 LPIA | 0.1142 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.6 LPIA | 1.38 LPIA | 0.2285 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, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 1.37 LPIA against 1.34 LPIA in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.03 LPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 35th 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