How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?

Costa Rica ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.

Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica

Name: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

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

Latest (2019)

1 GPI

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

60th

of 197 countries

All-time high

1.01 GPI

in 2017

All-time low

0.9661 GPI

in 1981

Years of data

1970–2019

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2019.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9661 GPI, in 1981.

Costa Rica ranks 60th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.9821 GPI	0.9712 GPI	0.9912 GPI	10
1980s	0.97 GPI	0.9661 GPI	0.9806 GPI	10
1990s	0.9833 GPI	0.9729 GPI	0.9892 GPI	10
2000s	0.9775 GPI	0.9679 GPI	0.985 GPI	9
2010s	0.9936 GPI	0.9811 GPI	1.01 GPI	10

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica?: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9661 GPI in 1981.
How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?: Costa Rica ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit: GPI
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.