Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
5.1%
in 2024
Ecuador
4.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
25th
Ecuador rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.1% against 4.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 26th 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 | 12.6% | 22.2% | 9.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 8.3% | 1.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 6.4% | 4.9% | 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?
- Costa Rica, at 5.1% against 4.3% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.8%, with Costa Rica 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 25th and Ecuador ranks 26th 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, second 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