Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.2719 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador
0.2432 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
El Salvador rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2719 WPIA against 0.2432 WPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0287 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 22 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1211 WPIA | 0.1974 WPIA | 0.0763 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1217 WPIA | 0.1363 WPIA | 0.0146 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2115 WPIA | 0.3342 WPIA | 0.1227 WPIA | El Salvador |
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 El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2719 WPIA against 0.2432 WPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0287 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 17th 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