Costa Rica vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.6269 GPIA
in 2024
Gambia
0.6712 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
30th
Gambia rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.6712 GPIA against 0.6269 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0443 GPIA.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Gambia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Gambia ranks 29th of 34 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8311 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.2912 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.9404 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 0.1484 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.6414 GPIA | 0.7665 GPIA | 0.1251 GPIA | Gambia |
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 Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.6712 GPIA against 0.6269 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 0.0443 GPIA, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Gambia ranks 29th 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