Costa Rica vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.2719 WPIA
in 2023
Mexico
0.2532 WPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Mexico rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2719 WPIA against 0.2532 WPIA in Mexico, a difference of 0.0187 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 16th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1204 WPIA | 0.0727 WPIA | 0.0477 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0998 WPIA | 0.1458 WPIA | 0.0461 WPIA | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.1858 WPIA | 0.2358 WPIA | 0.05 WPIA | 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?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2719 WPIA against 0.2532 WPIA in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0187 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 9 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 15th and Mexico ranks 16th 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