Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
Costa Rica
1.66 WPIA
in 2024
Nigeria
1.67 WPIA
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.67 WPIA against 1.66 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nigeria ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 21 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.109 WPIA | 1.47 WPIA | 1.36 WPIA | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.919 WPIA | 1.54 WPIA | 0.6256 WPIA | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.67 WPIA against 1.66 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 0.01 WPIA, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 21 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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