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

11 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, male (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

2,796 number

in 2019

New Zealand

2,620 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

101st

New Zealand rank

104th

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

Costa Rica
New Zealand

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2,796 number against 2,620 number in New Zealand, a difference of 176 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and New Zealand ranks 104th of 148 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	42,900 number	1,801 number	41,099 number	Costa Rica
1980s	53,824 number	1,960 number	51,864 number	Costa Rica
1990s	56,809 number	1,315 number	55,494 number	Costa Rica
2010s	10,224 number	5,346 number	4,878 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 2,796 number against 2,620 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?: 176 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 11 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 101st and New Zealand ranks 104th of 148 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 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/