Brazil vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural
Brazil
0.1144 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.1525 WPIA
in 2017
Brazil rank
22nd
Costa Rica rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1525 WPIA against 0.1144 WPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.0381 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 22 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1139 WPIA | 0.1147 WPIA | 0.0008 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1245 WPIA | 0.364 WPIA | 0.2395 WPIA | 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, rural, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1525 WPIA against 0.1144 WPIA in Brazil as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.0381 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 22 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 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