Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
2.9%
in 2024
Ecuador
3.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
26th
Ecuador rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Ecuador ranks 25th of 36 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 22.5% | 12.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 6.4% | 2.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 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?
- Ecuador, at 3.1% against 2.9% 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 Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 20 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 26th and Ecuador ranks 25th of 36 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). 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