How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?

8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

Costa Rica vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Costa Rica

1.9%

in 2019

Peru

1.8%

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

107th

Peru rank

109th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Costa Rica
Peru

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 107th and Peru ranks 109th of 150 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1970s	33.6%	31.1%	2.5%	Costa Rica
1980s	30.9%	15.2%	15.7%	Costa Rica
1990s	28.0%	12.8%	15.2%	Costa Rica
2010s	6.5%	2.3%	4.3%	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 Peru?: Costa Rica, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Peru?: 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Costa Rica ranks 107th and Peru ranks 109th 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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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: 04 September 2026

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.