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

10 years are reported by both, from 1973 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs South Korea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Costa Rica

2.6%

in 2019

South Korea

2.7%

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

98th

South Korea rank

95th

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

Costa Rica
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 98th and South Korea ranks 95th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	34.6%	21.1%	13.5%	Costa Rica
1980s	30.5%	11.0%	19.5%	Costa Rica
1990s	27.7%	6.4%	21.3%	Costa Rica
2010s	4.4%	2.7%	1.7%	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, male, Costa Rica or South Korea?: South Korea, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Costa Rica and South Korea?: 0.1%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Costa Rica ranks 98th and South Korea ranks 95th of 134 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 (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.