Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
Costa Rica
0.8201 GPIA
in 2024
Paraguay
0.7768 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
27th
Paraguay rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8201 GPIA against 0.7768 GPIA in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0433 GPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Paraguay ranks 29th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9129 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.2111 GPIA | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.8592 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 0.0701 GPIA | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.8201 GPIA | 0.7768 GPIA | 0.0433 GPIA | 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, urban, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8201 GPIA against 0.7768 GPIA in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0433 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Paraguay ranks 29th 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