Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.2719 WPIA
in 2023
Dominican Republic
0.3502 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Dominican Republic rank
13th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.3502 WPIA against 0.2719 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0783 WPIA.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Dominican Republic ranks 13th of 22 countries.
Dominican Republic 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 | 0.1147 WPIA | 0.3711 WPIA | 0.2565 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.3244 WPIA | 0.7577 WPIA | 0.4333 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.2115 WPIA | 0.5022 WPIA | 0.2906 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
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 0.3502 WPIA against 0.2719 WPIA 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 Dominican Republic?
- 0.0783 WPIA, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Dominican Republic ranks 13th of 22 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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