Costa Rica vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
3.0%
in 2024
Mexico
3.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Mexico rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3.9% against 3.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 21st of 34 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 6.2% | 3.0% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 4.4% | 2.8% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 4.1% | 3.5% | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 3.9% against 3.0% 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 Mexico?
- 0.9%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 21st of 34 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, middle 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