Argentina vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male
Argentina
0.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.9%
in 2024
Argentina rank
43rd
Costa Rica rank
40th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Argentina, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 46 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Argentina |
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, male, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male?
- Argentina ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male (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