Costa Rica vs Spain: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Costa Rica
1.09 GPIA
in 2024
Spain
1.09 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
45th
Spain rank
44th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
0.250.50.7511.2200120122024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.09 GPIA against 1.09 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 45th and Spain ranks 44th of 169 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 1.08 GPIA 0.9055 GPIA 0.1731 GPIA Costa Rica
2020s 1.06 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 0.0144 GPIA Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Costa Rica or Spain?
Spain, at 1.09 GPIA against 1.09 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Costa Rica and Spain?
0 GPIA, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Spain ranks 44th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
169 places, 2,667 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release