Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bolivia
3.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica
3.8%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
35th
Costa Rica rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bolivia ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 8.3% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 4.3% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 2.4% | 9.5% | Bolivia |
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, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bolivia ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (household survey 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