Costa Rica vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural
Costa Rica
0.7787 GPIA
in 2024
Senegal
0.8763 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
19th
Senegal rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.8763 GPIA against 0.7787 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0976 GPIA.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Senegal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Senegal ranks 16th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7391 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.2587 GPIA | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.9902 GPIA | 0.9515 GPIA | 0.0387 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.76 GPIA | 0.8763 GPIA | 0.8884 GPIA | 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, rural, Costa Rica or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.8763 GPIA against 0.7787 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural between Costa Rica and Senegal?
- 0.0976 GPIA, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Senegal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Senegal ranks 16th 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