Canada vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Canada
6.1%
in 2018
Costa Rica
6.3%
in 2019
Canada rank
116th
Costa Rica rank
115th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Canada
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 6.3% against 6.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Canada ranks 116th and Costa Rica ranks 115th of 147 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Canada or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 6.3% against 6.1% in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Canada and Costa Rica?
0.2%, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Canada ranks 116th and Costa Rica ranks 115th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.