Brazil vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Brazil
0.3773 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.6269 GPIA
in 2024
Brazil rank
33rd
Costa Rica rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6269 GPIA against 0.3773 GPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.2496 GPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 30th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.845 GPIA | 0.9503 GPIA | 0.1053 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9637 GPIA | 0.9187 GPIA | 0.045 GPIA | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.6032 GPIA | 0.7945 GPIA | 0.1913 GPIA | 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, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6269 GPIA against 0.3773 GPIA in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.2496 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Brazil ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 30th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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