Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural
Costa Rica
0.3229 GPIA
in 2024
El Salvador
0.7392 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
El Salvador rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.7392 GPIA against 0.3229 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4163 GPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.3 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 34 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8871 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 0.1633 GPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7022 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 0.3782 GPIA | El Salvador |
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, rural, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.7392 GPIA against 0.3229 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.4163 GPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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