Costa Rica vs Kenya: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Costa Rica
0.9408 GPIA
in 2024
Kenya
0.9818 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
Kenya rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9818 GPIA against 0.9408 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.041 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 17th of 52 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9367 GPIA | 0.996 GPIA | 0.0592 GPIA | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.0513 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9644 GPIA | 0.9062 GPIA | 0.0581 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.9818 GPIA against 0.9408 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.041 GPIA, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 17th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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