Costa Rica vs Egypt: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
3.2%
in 2024
Egypt
5.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
28th
Egypt rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.3% against 3.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 28th and Egypt ranks 26th 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 | 8.3% | 16.6% | 8.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 8.4% | 5.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 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 5.3% against 3.2% 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?
- 2.1%, 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 28th and Egypt ranks 26th 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, 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