Costa Rica vs Venezuela: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, richest
Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2024
Venezuela
0.5%
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
27th
Venezuela rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, richest over time
- Costa Rica
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Venezuela ranks 25th of 36 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Venezuela |
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, richest, Costa Rica or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Costa Rica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, richest between Costa Rica and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and Venezuela rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, richest?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Venezuela ranks 25th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, richest quintile, both sexes (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