Argentina vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Argentina
1.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.8%
in 2024
Argentina rank
30th
Costa Rica rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in Argentina, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 28th of 37 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 | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.5% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 1.8% against 1.5% 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?
- 0.3%, 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 30th and Costa Rica ranks 28th of 37 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). 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