Costa Rica vs Italy: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Costa Rica
3.2%
in 2017
Italy
3.0%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
94th
Italy rank
97th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 94th and Italy ranks 97th of 166 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 8.6% 1.5% 7.2% Costa Rica
1980s 14.3% 1.2% 13.1% Costa Rica
2010s 1.9% 1.3% 0.6% 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, male, Costa Rica or Italy?
Costa Rica, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Costa Rica and Italy?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
8 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Italy ranks 97th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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