Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
2.3%
in 2024
Dominican Republic
2.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
Dominican Republic rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Dominican Republic ranks 22nd of 30 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Dominican Republic |
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 Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Dominican Republic ranks 22nd of 30 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, second 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