Costa Rica vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
2.6%
in 2025
Maldives
2.4%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
136th
Maldives rank
138th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Maldives
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 136th and Maldives ranks 138th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 11.8% | 5.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 4.5% | 1.2% | Maldives |
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 Maldives?
- Costa Rica, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th and Maldives ranks 138th 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, female (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