Brazil vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male
Brazil
0.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
46th
Costa Rica rank
45th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Brazil |
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, male, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.3% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Brazil ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (household survey 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