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

Costa Rica
4.3%
in 2019
Greece
4.6%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Greece rank
91st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 4.6% against 4.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Greece ranks 91st of 132 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 Greece?
Greece, at 4.6% against 4.3% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Costa Rica and Greece?
0.3%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Greece ranks 91st of 132 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 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/