Costa Rica vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.2719 WPIA
in 2023
Peru
0.3018 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Peru rank
14th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.3018 WPIA against 0.2719 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0299 WPIA.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Peru ranks 14th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1147 WPIA | 0.1473 WPIA | 0.0326 WPIA | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.3244 WPIA | 0.2656 WPIA | 0.0588 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2115 WPIA | 0.3499 WPIA | 0.1384 WPIA | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Peru, at 0.3018 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 Peru?
- 0.0299 WPIA, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Peru ranks 14th 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