Costa Rica vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Costa Rica
0.9032 modelled data
in 2025
Ghana
0.9011 modelled data
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
121st
Ghana rank
124th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9032 modelled data against 0.9011 modelled data in Ghana, a difference of 0.0021 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Ghana ranks 124th of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9153 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 0.1339 modelled data | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.9358 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 0.116 modelled data | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.9409 modelled data | 0.9368 modelled data | 0.004 modelled data | 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 Ghana?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9032 modelled data against 0.9011 modelled data in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 0.0021 modelled data, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Ghana ranks 124th of 204 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 (GPIA) (modelled 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