Costa Rica vs Malta: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Costa Rica
0.8776 modelled data
in 2025
Malta
0.8852 modelled data
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
113th
Malta rank
111th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.8852 modelled data against 0.8776 modelled data in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0076 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 113th and Malta ranks 111th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8386 modelled data | 0.877 modelled data | 0.0385 modelled data | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.7848 modelled data | 0.7949 modelled data | 0.0101 modelled data | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.7996 modelled data | 0.7739 modelled data | 0.0257 modelled data | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.8852 modelled data against 0.8776 modelled data in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.0076 modelled data, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th and Malta ranks 111th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled 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