Costa Rica vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest
Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2024
Peru
1.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
29th
Peru rank
27th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.0% against 0.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Peru's figure about 2.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Peru ranks 27th of 31 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.1% | Peru |
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, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.0% 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 Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.6%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and Peru ranks 27th 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