Chile vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Chile
0.3742 WPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica
1.28 WPIA
in 2024
Chile rank
29th
Costa Rica rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.28 WPIA against 0.3742 WPIA in Chile, a difference of 0.9058 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.4 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 29th and Costa Rica ranks 26th of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1868 WPIA | 0.0762 WPIA | 0.1106 WPIA | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.305 WPIA | 0.5295 WPIA | 0.2245 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.368 WPIA | 0.1431 WPIA | 0.2249 WPIA | Chile |
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, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.28 WPIA against 0.3742 WPIA in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.9058 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Chile ranks 29th and Costa Rica ranks 26th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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