Botswana vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Botswana
1.6%
in 2003
Costa Rica
1.9%
in 2019
Botswana rank
110th
Costa Rica rank
107th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.9% against 1.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 110th and Costa Rica ranks 107th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.0% | 34.6% | 13.4% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 37.1% | 32.0% | 5.1% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 26.8% | 16.0% | 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, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Botswana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1995.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Botswana ranks 110th and Costa Rica ranks 107th of 150 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.