Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural
Costa Rica
0.7787 GPIA
in 2024
Ecuador
0.7372 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
Ecuador rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7787 GPIA against 0.7372 GPIA in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0415 GPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Ecuador ranks 20th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9752 GPIA | 0.9127 GPIA | 0.0625 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.949 GPIA | 0.7743 GPIA | 0.1746 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8981 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 0.2545 GPIA | Ecuador |
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 Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7787 GPIA against 0.7372 GPIA in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.0415 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Ecuador ranks 20th 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