Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.6047 GPIA
in 2024
El Salvador
0.6531 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
27th
El Salvador rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.6531 GPIA against 0.6047 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0484 GPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9397 GPIA | 0.9771 GPIA | 0.0374 GPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.883 GPIA | 0.1367 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4819 GPIA | 0.8582 GPIA | 0.3763 GPIA | El Salvador |
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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.6531 GPIA against 0.6047 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0484 GPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 25th 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