School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
61st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1996
All-time low
0.9831 GPI
in 2015
Years of data
23
1995–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica, 1995–2019

00.250.50.7511995200720191995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 0.999 GPI1999: 0.993 GPI2000: 0.987 GPI2001: 0.997 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: 0.985 GPI2013: 0.988 GPI2014: 0.989 GPI2015: 0.983 GPI2016: 0.992 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica is 1 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9831 GPI, in 2015.

That places Costa Rica 61st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Costa Rica, 1995 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1995 1 GPI
1996 1.01 GPI +0.3%
1998 0.9988 GPI -0.7%
1999 0.9931 GPI -0.6%
2000 0.9868 GPI -0.6%
2001 0.9973 GPI +1.1%
2002 0.9837 GPI -1.4%
2004 0.9853 GPI +0.2%
2005 0.9844 GPI -0.1%
2006 0.9895 GPI +0.5%
2007 0.9862 GPI -0.3%
2008 0.9916 GPI +0.5%
2009 0.9882 GPI -0.3%
2010 0.9851 GPI -0.3%
2011 0.9865 GPI +0.1%
2012 0.9848 GPI -0.2%
2013 0.9885 GPI +0.4%
2014 0.9887 GPI +0.0%
2015 0.9831 GPI -0.6%
2016 0.992 GPI +0.9%
2017 1 GPI +1.2%
2018 1 GPI -0.0%
2019 1 GPI +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 GPI 0.9931 GPI 1.01 GPI 4
2000s 0.9881 GPI 0.9837 GPI 0.9973 GPI 9
2010s 0.992 GPI 0.9831 GPI 1 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 58 Kuwait 1 GPI compare
  2. 59 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPI compare
  3. 60 Tunisia 1 GPI compare
  4. 62 Timor-Leste 1 GPI compare
  5. 63 Saudi Arabia 1 GPI compare
  6. 64 Egypt 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Costa Rica was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1996.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9831 GPI in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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.