Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.6269 GPIA
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.7418 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
30th
Dominican Republic rank
27th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.7418 GPIA against 0.6269 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1149 GPIA.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Dominican Republic ranks 27th of 34 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9503 GPIA | 0.9109 GPIA | 0.0394 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9018 GPIA | 0.6178 GPIA | 0.284 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.7945 GPIA | 0.5945 GPIA | 0.2 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, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.7418 GPIA against 0.6269 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.1149 GPIA, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Dominican Republic ranks 27th 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