Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.2719 WPIA
in 2023
Ecuador
0.2202 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Ecuador rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2719 WPIA against 0.2202 WPIA in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0517 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Ecuador ranks 18th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1008 WPIA | 0.2968 WPIA | 0.196 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3244 WPIA | 0.2982 WPIA | 0.0262 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2115 WPIA | 0.2731 WPIA | 0.0615 WPIA | Ecuador |
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 Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2719 WPIA against 0.2202 WPIA in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.0517 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Ecuador ranks 18th 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