Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural
Costa Rica
0.7787 GPIA
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.7025 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
Dominican Republic rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7787 GPIA against 0.7025 GPIA in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0762 GPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Dominican Republic ranks 21st of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9246 GPIA | 0.6911 GPIA | 0.2336 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.949 GPIA | 0.8001 GPIA | 0.1489 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8981 GPIA | 0.9971 GPIA | 0.099 GPIA | Dominican Republic |
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, rural, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7787 GPIA against 0.7025 GPIA in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0762 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Dominican Republic ranks 21st of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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