Costa Rica vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural
Costa Rica
0.7787 GPIA
in 2024
Mexico
0.6923 GPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
19th
Mexico rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7787 GPIA against 0.6923 GPIA in Mexico, a difference of 0.0864 GPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Mexico ranks 22nd of 34 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7602 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.355 GPIA | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.893 GPIA | 0.9638 GPIA | 0.0708 GPIA | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.5568 GPIA | 0.6862 GPIA | 0.1294 GPIA | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7787 GPIA against 0.6923 GPIA in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0864 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Mexico ranks 22nd 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