Argentina vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest
Argentina
0.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2024
Argentina rank
28th
Costa Rica rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.7% against 0.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.8 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 31 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 | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 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, poorest, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 0.7% against 0.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Argentina 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, poorest?
- Argentina ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest 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