Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Costa Rica
18.3%
in 2024
Ecuador
17.7%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
54th
Ecuador rank
56th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.3% against 17.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 54th and Ecuador ranks 56th of 129 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.7% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.5% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 18.3% against 17.7% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th and Ecuador ranks 56th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.