Costa Rica vs Norway: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Costa Rica
4.3%
in 2019
Norway
3.0%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
96th
Norway rank
99th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Norway
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.3% against 3.0% in Norway, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 96th and Norway ranks 99th of 133 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 children one year younger than official, Costa Rica or Norway?
Costa Rica, at 4.3% against 3.0% in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Costa Rica and Norway?
1.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Costa Rica ranks 96th and Norway ranks 99th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance 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 children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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