Costa Rica vs Norway: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index

Costa Rica
1 GPI
in 2019
Norway
1 GPI
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
101st
Norway rank
102nd

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Norway
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1 GPI against 1 GPI in Norway, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Norway ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and Norway ranks 102nd of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9959 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.0591 GPI Norway
2000s 0.9994 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.0351 GPI Norway
2010s 1 GPI 0.9998 GPI 0.0027 GPI Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index, Costa Rica or Norway?
Costa Rica, at 1 GPI against 1 GPI in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index between Costa Rica and Norway?
0 GPI, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
20 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Norway ranks 102nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.