Costa Rica vs Palau: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
2.9%
in 2025
Palau
2.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
137th
Palau rank
140th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.9% against 2.5% in Palau, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 137th and Palau ranks 140th of 206 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 36.0% | 26.1% | Palau |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 24.2% | 17.2% | Palau |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 10.7% | 7.0% | Palau |
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 Palau?
- Costa Rica, at 2.9% against 2.5% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Palau?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 137th and Palau ranks 140th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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