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

11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.

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 Qatar: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Costa Rica

2,796 number

in 2019

Qatar

3,010 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

101st

Qatar rank

99th

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

Costa Rica
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3,010 number against 2,796 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 214 number.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and Qatar ranks 99th of 148 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	53,291 number	1,554 number	51,737 number	Costa Rica
1990s	56,911 number	6,125 number	50,786 number	Costa Rica
2010s	9,341 number	4,678 number	4,662 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 Qatar?: Qatar, at 3,010 number against 2,796 number in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Costa Rica and Qatar?: 214 number, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Costa Rica ranks 101st and Qatar ranks 99th 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: 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/