Costa Rica vs India: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary
Costa Rica
0.6%
in 2024
India
1.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
151st
India rank
149th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary over time
- Costa Rica
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.1% against 0.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 151st and India ranks 149th of 175 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary, Costa Rica or India?
- India, at 1.1% against 0.6% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary between Costa Rica and India?
- 0.5%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and India rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 151st and India ranks 149th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). 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