Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
2.3%
in 2024
Ecuador
2.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
Ecuador rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.6% against 2.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 20th of 30 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 9.6% | 5.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Ecuador |
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 Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 2.6% against 2.3% 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 Ecuador?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 20th 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