Costa Rica vs Ethiopia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.6047 GPIA
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.6482 GPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
27th
Ethiopia rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.6482 GPIA against 0.6047 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0435 GPIA.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Ethiopia ranks 26th of 35 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 0.3159 GPIA | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.9809 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 0.1688 GPIA | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.6 GPIA | 0.6482 GPIA | 0.0482 GPIA | Ethiopia |
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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.6482 GPIA against 0.6047 GPIA 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 Ethiopia?
- 0.0435 GPIA, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ethiopia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Ethiopia ranks 26th 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