Costa Rica vs Egypt: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
3.3%
in 2024
Egypt
4.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
34th
Egypt rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.6% against 3.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Egypt ranks 31st of 37 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 28.8% | 16.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 12.2% | 4.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Egypt |
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 Egypt?
- Egypt, at 4.6% against 3.3% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 1.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Egypt ranks 31st of 37 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, poorest 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