Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bolivia
0.5923 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.6047 GPIA
in 2024
Bolivia rank
30th
Costa Rica rank
27th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6047 GPIA against 0.5923 GPIA in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0124 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.2582 GPIA | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.697 GPIA | 0.9488 GPIA | 0.2518 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8561 GPIA | 0.5012 GPIA | 0.3548 GPIA | Bolivia |
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, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6047 GPIA against 0.5923 GPIA in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0124 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bolivia ranks 30th 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
February 2026 Data Release