Costa Rica vs Dominica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Costa Rica
3.0%
in 2025
Dominica
3.3%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
113th
Dominica rank
111th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 3.3% against 3.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 113th and Dominica ranks 111th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Dominica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 1.0% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Dominica |
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, both sexes, Costa Rica or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 3.3% against 3.0% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Costa Rica and Dominica?
- 0.3%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th and Dominica ranks 111th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (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