Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest
Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2024
Uruguay
0.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
29th
Uruguay rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.0 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 30th of 31 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 30th 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