Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
Costa Rica
0.8201 GPIA
in 2024
El Salvador
0.8881 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
27th
El Salvador rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.8881 GPIA against 0.8201 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.068 GPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 24th of 35 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 | 0.9621 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 0.1094 GPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7968 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 0.2772 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, urban, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.8881 GPIA against 0.8201 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.068 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, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 24th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, 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