Canada vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Canada
3.4%
in 2018
Costa Rica
3.7%
in 2019
Canada rank
117th
Costa Rica rank
114th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Canada
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.7% against 3.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Across all 7 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 117th and Costa Rica ranks 114th of 142 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Canada or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 3.7% against 3.4% in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Canada and Costa Rica?
0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Canada ranks 117th and Costa Rica ranks 114th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/