Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
3.3%
in 2024
Uruguay
2.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Uruguay rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.3% against 2.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 34th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.8% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 3.3% against 2.5% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 34th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, poorest 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