Canada vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural
Canada
12.2%
in 2018
Costa Rica
15.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
32nd
Costa Rica rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.5% against 12.2% in Canada, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 37 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 15.5% against 12.2% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 3.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 29th 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, second 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