Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bangladesh
1.66 WPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica
1.65 WPIA
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
19th
Costa Rica rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bangladesh
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.66 WPIA against 1.65 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 40 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 WPIA | 0.0877 WPIA | 1.47 WPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.55 WPIA | 0.5653 WPIA | 0.9894 WPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.66 WPIA | 0.1449 WPIA | 1.51 WPIA | Bangladesh |
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?
- Bangladesh, at 1.66 WPIA against 1.65 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 0.01 WPIA, with Bangladesh 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 19th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 40 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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