Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban
Bangladesh
1.6 WPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.7818 WPIA
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
9th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban over time
- Bangladesh
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.6 WPIA against 0.7818 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8182 WPIA.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.0 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 23 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 WPIA | 0.1178 WPIA | 1.56 WPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.25 WPIA | 0.7517 WPIA | 0.5022 WPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.6 WPIA | 0.1519 WPIA | 1.44 WPIA | Bangladesh |
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, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
- Bangladesh, at 1.6 WPIA against 0.7818 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 0.8182 WPIA, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 23 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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