Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban
Costa Rica
0.9988 GPIA
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.953 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
13th
Dominican Republic rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9988 GPIA against 0.953 GPIA in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0458 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Dominican Republic ranks 16th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8079 GPIA | 0.6886 GPIA | 0.1193 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.664 GPIA | 0.8319 GPIA | 0.1679 GPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.7557 GPIA | 0.7962 GPIA | 0.0405 GPIA | Dominican Republic |
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, urban, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9988 GPIA against 0.953 GPIA in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0458 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th and Dominican Republic ranks 16th 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release