Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
2.9%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
2.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
26th
Kyrgyzstan rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.9% against 2.2% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 29th of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 4.8% | 7.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Kyrgyzstan |
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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Costa Rica, at 2.9% against 2.2% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 29th 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