Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural
Costa Rica
10.0%
in 2024
Ecuador
16.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
30th
Ecuador rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 16.2% against 10.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Ecuador ranks 28th of 37 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 44.9% | 12.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 21.3% | 4.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 17.4% | 12.4% | Ecuador |
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 Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 16.2% against 10.0% 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 Ecuador?
- 6.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Ecuador ranks 28th of 37 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, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey 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