Costa Rica vs Palau: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male
Costa Rica
4.9%
in 2025
Palau
4.6%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
164th
Palau rank
167th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.9% against 4.6% in Palau, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 164th and Palau ranks 167th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 19.7% | 11.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.4% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 7.3% | 0.4% | Palau |
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, male, Costa Rica or Palau?
- Costa Rica, at 4.9% against 4.6% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Costa Rica and Palau?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 164th and Palau ranks 167th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (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