Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Costa Rica
1.62 WPIA
in 2024
Paraguay
1.63 WPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
15th
Paraguay rank
14th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.63 WPIA against 1.62 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 14th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0843 WPIA | 0.0645 WPIA | 0.0198 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.6064 WPIA | 0.2725 WPIA | 0.334 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.62 WPIA | 1.63 WPIA | 0.0143 WPIA | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.63 WPIA against 1.62 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.01 WPIA, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 14th of 44 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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