Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban
Costa Rica
0.7818 WPIA
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.4518 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Dominican Republic rank
11th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7818 WPIA against 0.4518 WPIA in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.33 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Dominican Republic ranks 11th of 23 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1128 WPIA | 0.4137 WPIA | 0.3009 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.4483 WPIA | 0.7944 WPIA | 0.3461 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.161 WPIA | 0.4606 WPIA | 0.2995 WPIA | 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 0.7818 WPIA against 0.4518 WPIA 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?
- 0.33 WPIA, 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 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Dominican Republic ranks 11th 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