Costa Rica vs Egypt: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Costa Rica
1.28 WPIA
in 2024
Egypt
1.46 WPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
26th
Egypt rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.46 WPIA against 1.28 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.18 WPIA.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Egypt ranks 24th of 40 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0781 WPIA | 1.91 WPIA | 1.84 WPIA | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.1014 WPIA | 1.71 WPIA | 1.61 WPIA | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1449 WPIA | 1.46 WPIA | 1.31 WPIA | Egypt |
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 Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.46 WPIA against 1.28 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.18 WPIA, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Egypt ranks 24th 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