Argentina vs Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Argentina
5.9%
in 2017
Costa Rica
5.1%
in 2019
Argentina rank
114th
Costa Rica rank
116th

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

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 5.9% against 5.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

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

Argentina ranks 114th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 143 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 60.6% 63.6% 3.0% Costa Rica
2010s 7.0% 15.0% 7.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 5.9% against 5.1% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.8%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
8 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Argentina ranks 114th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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