Brazil vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both
Brazil
0.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
45th
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 45 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Brazil |
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, both, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both?
- Brazil ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, 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