School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
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.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9877 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9881 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9912 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9868 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9822 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9844 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.98 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9773 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9712 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9718 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9695 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9661 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9684 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9671 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.967 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9673 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9681 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9704 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9806 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.975 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9796 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.983 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9855 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9859 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9857 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9868 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9892 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9826 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9815 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9729 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9679 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.985 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9692 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.977 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9751 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9792 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9811 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9826 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9807 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9811 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9835 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9852 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9877 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9902 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9923 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9971 GPI, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9784 GPI, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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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
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.