Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2019
Switzerland
0.1%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
178th
Switzerland rank
180th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 178th and Switzerland ranks 180th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 8.4% 23.5% 15.1% Switzerland
1980s 12.6% 22.1% 9.5% Switzerland
1990s 11.2% 14.4% 3.3% Switzerland
2010s 1.2% 0.2% 1.0% 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, both sexes, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
22 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 178th and Switzerland ranks 180th of 188 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/