Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
46th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.9833 GPI
in 2015
Years of data
23
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica, 1995–2019

00.250.50.7511995200720191995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 0.999 GPI1999: 0.994 GPI2000: 0.987 GPI2001: 0.996 GPI2002: 0.984 GPI2004: 0.985 GPI2005: 0.984 GPI2006: 0.99 GPI2007: 0.986 GPI2008: 0.992 GPI2009: 0.988 GPI2010: 0.985 GPI2011: 0.986 GPI2012: 0.984 GPI2013: 0.988 GPI2014: 0.989 GPI2015: 0.983 GPI2016: 0.994 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9833 GPI, in 2015.

Costa Rica ranks 46th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Costa Rica, 1995 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1995 1 GPI
1996 1 GPI +0.3%
1998 0.9993 GPI -0.5%
1999 0.9938 GPI -0.6%
2000 0.9875 GPI -0.6%
2001 0.9964 GPI +0.9%
2002 0.9841 GPI -1.2%
2004 0.9855 GPI +0.1%
2005 0.9844 GPI -0.1%
2006 0.9897 GPI +0.5%
2007 0.9859 GPI -0.4%
2008 0.9916 GPI +0.6%
2009 0.9881 GPI -0.4%
2010 0.9848 GPI -0.3%
2011 0.9856 GPI +0.1%
2012 0.9839 GPI -0.2%
2013 0.9877 GPI +0.4%
2014 0.9887 GPI +0.1%
2015 0.9833 GPI -0.5%
2016 0.9937 GPI +1.1%
2017 1.01 GPI +1.3%
2018 1.01 GPI +0.1%
2019 1.01 GPI +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9998 GPI 0.9938 GPI 1 GPI 4
2000s 0.9881 GPI 0.9841 GPI 0.9964 GPI 9
2010s 0.9932 GPI 0.9833 GPI 1.01 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 43 Nicaragua 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 44 Israel 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 45 China 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 47 Sao Tome and Principe 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 48 Solomon Islands 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 49 Rwanda 1.01 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9833 GPI in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.