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
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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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.