Brazil vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest
Brazil
0.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
34th
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 34th and Costa Rica ranks 32nd of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 4.5% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 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, poorest, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest?
- Brazil ranks 34th and Costa Rica ranks 32nd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest quintile, 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