Costa Rica vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
0.6047 GPIA
in 2024
Peru
0.7 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
27th
Peru rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.7 GPIA against 0.6047 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0953 GPIA.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9999 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 0.0999 GPIA | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.9768 GPIA | 0.9285 GPIA | 0.0483 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4819 GPIA | 0.7882 GPIA | 0.3063 GPIA | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Peru, at 0.7 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 Peru?
- 0.0953 GPIA, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th 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