Costa Rica vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.6269 GPIA
in 2024
Mexico
0.6903 GPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
30th
Mexico rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.6903 GPIA against 0.6269 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0634 GPIA.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 28th of 34 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9118 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.1202 GPIA | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.7657 GPIA | 0.9152 GPIA | 0.1495 GPIA | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.4251 GPIA | 0.7969 GPIA | 0.3718 GPIA | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.6903 GPIA against 0.6269 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0634 GPIA, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 28th 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