Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
4.1%
in 2024
Ecuador
2.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
25th
Ecuador rank
27th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.1% against 2.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 27th of 37 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 12.2% | 6.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.7% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
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 Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 4.1% against 2.9% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 1.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 27th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, middle quintile, both sexes (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