How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?

16 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Costa Rica

4,639 number

in 2019

New Zealand

3,998 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

106th

New Zealand rank

109th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Costa Rica
New Zealand

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4,639 number against 3,998 number in New Zealand, a difference of 641 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 106th and New Zealand ranks 109th of 149 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	86,183 number	5,425 number	80,758 number	Costa Rica
1980s	101,425 number	3,565 number	97,860 number	Costa Rica
1990s	109,767 number	6,481 number	103,286 number	Costa Rica
2010s	20,103 number	9,216 number	10,887 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Costa Rica or New Zealand?: Costa Rica, at 4,639 number against 3,998 number in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 641 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Costa Rica ranks 106th and New Zealand ranks 109th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/