Costa Rica vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
Costa Rica
0.8201 GPIA
in 2024
Mexico
0.8622 GPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
27th
Mexico rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.8622 GPIA against 0.8201 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0421 GPIA.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9367 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0639 GPIA | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.7846 GPIA | 0.9608 GPIA | 0.1762 GPIA | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.8622 GPIA against 0.8201 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0421 GPIA, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 25th 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