Costa Rica vs Honduras: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.2719 WPIA
in 2023
Honduras
0.3628 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Honduras rank
12th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 0.3628 WPIA against 0.2719 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0909 WPIA.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Honduras ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Honduras ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.123 WPIA | 0.1248 WPIA | 0.0018 WPIA | Honduras |
| 2010s | 0.3459 WPIA | 0.5593 WPIA | 0.2134 WPIA | Honduras |
| 2020s | 0.2719 WPIA | 0.3628 WPIA | 0.0909 WPIA | Honduras |
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 Honduras?
- Honduras, at 0.3628 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 Honduras?
- 0.0909 WPIA, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Honduras ranks 12th 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