Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.6269 GPIA
in 2024
Lesotho
0.5442 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
30th
Lesotho rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6269 GPIA against 0.5442 GPIA in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0827 GPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 31st 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 | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.547 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8721 GPIA | 0.4579 GPIA | 0.4143 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 0.5442 GPIA | 0.5808 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 Lesotho?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6269 GPIA against 0.5442 GPIA in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 0.0827 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 31st 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