Costa Rica vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban
Costa Rica
0.7818 WPIA
in 2024
Gambia
1.43 WPIA
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
9th
Gambia rank
8th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban over time
- Costa Rica
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.43 WPIA against 0.7818 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6482 WPIA.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.8 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Gambia ranks 8th of 23 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1178 WPIA | 1.78 WPIA | 1.66 WPIA | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.6025 WPIA | 1.69 WPIA | 1.09 WPIA | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1321 WPIA | 1.43 WPIA | 1.3 WPIA | Gambia |
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 Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.43 WPIA against 0.7818 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban between Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 0.6482 WPIA, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Gambia ranks 8th 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