Colombia vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Colombia
0.4826 LPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.6193 LPIA
in 2024
Colombia rank
48th
Costa Rica rank
46th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6193 LPIA against 0.4826 LPIA in Colombia, a difference of 0.1367 LPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 48th and Costa Rica ranks 46th of 50 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 LPIA | 1.65 LPIA | 0.1923 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.26 LPIA | 1.51 LPIA | 0.2557 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8864 LPIA | 1.17 LPIA | 0.2838 LPIA | 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, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6193 LPIA against 0.4826 LPIA in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.1367 LPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Colombia ranks 48th and Costa Rica ranks 46th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). 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