Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban
Bolivia
0.5697 WPIA
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.7818 WPIA
in 2024
Bolivia rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
9th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7818 WPIA against 0.5697 WPIA in Bolivia, a difference of 0.2121 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 23 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7193 WPIA | 0.1128 WPIA | 0.6066 WPIA | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.4662 WPIA | 0.4894 WPIA | 0.0233 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5697 WPIA | 0.1545 WPIA | 0.4152 WPIA | Bolivia |
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, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7818 WPIA against 0.5697 WPIA in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 0.2121 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban?
- Bolivia ranks 10th 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