Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
3.2%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
2.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
28th
Kyrgyzstan rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.2% against 2.6% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 28th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 31st of 37 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 | 9.2% | 3.9% | 5.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 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 3.2% against 2.6% 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?
- 0.6%, 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 28th and Kyrgyzstan 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, 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