Costa Rica vs Egypt: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth
Costa Rica
0.9%
in 2024
Egypt
1.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Egypt rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.9% against 0.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Egypt ranks 20th of 36 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Egypt |
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, fourth, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.9% against 0.9% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 1.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Egypt ranks 20th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). 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