Argentina vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Argentina
0.6 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.6047 GPIA
in 2024
Argentina rank
29th
Costa Rica rank
27th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
0.511.5200020122024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.6047 GPIA against 0.6 GPIA in Argentina, a difference of 0.0047 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 29th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7413 GPIA 0.9999 GPIA 0.2586 GPIA Costa Rica
2010s 0.8383 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 0.1804 GPIA Costa Rica
2020s 1.02 GPIA 0.4819 GPIA 0.5417 GPIA Argentina

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, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.6047 GPIA against 0.6 GPIA in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.0047 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Argentina ranks 29th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
35 places, 430 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release