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

7 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Costa Rica vs Portugal: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Costa Rica

0.6%

in 2019

Portugal

0.6%

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

120th

Portugal rank

122nd

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Costa Rica
Portugal

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Portugal ranks 122nd of 148 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17.5%	16.8%	0.7%	Costa Rica
2010s	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Costa Rica or Portugal?: Costa Rica, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Costa Rica and Portugal?: 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Costa Rica ranks 120th and Portugal ranks 122nd of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/