Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
46th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1973
All-time low
0.9354 GPI
in 1986
Years of data
22
1970–2019

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

00.250.50.7511970199420191970: 1 GPI1973: 1 GPI1975: 0.992 GPI1976: 0.981 GPI1979: 0.984 GPI1981: 0.974 GPI1982: 0.969 GPI1985: 0.962 GPI1986: 0.935 GPI1987: 0.94 GPI1989: 0.948 GPI1990: 0.958 GPI1991: 0.965 GPI2011: 0.994 GPI2012: 0.994 GPI2013: 0.995 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.991 GPI2016: 0.991 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1.01 GPI for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.9354 GPI, in 1986.

That places Costa Rica 46th out of 135 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1970 1.01 GPI
1973 1.04 GPI +2.9%
1975 0.9919 GPI -5.0%
1976 0.9808 GPI -1.1%
1979 0.9835 GPI +0.3%
1981 0.9742 GPI -0.9%
1982 0.9687 GPI -0.6%
1985 0.9625 GPI -0.6%
1986 0.9354 GPI -2.8%
1987 0.9398 GPI +0.5%
1989 0.948 GPI +0.9%
1990 0.9577 GPI +1.0%
1991 0.965 GPI +0.8%
2011 0.9937 GPI +3.0%
2012 0.9945 GPI +0.1%
2013 0.9954 GPI +0.1%
2014 1 GPI +0.6%
2015 0.9908 GPI -1.0%
2016 0.9905 GPI -0.0%
2017 1.01 GPI +2.1%
2018 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2019 1.01 GPI +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 GPI 0.9808 GPI 1.04 GPI 5
1980s 0.9547 GPI 0.9354 GPI 0.9742 GPI 6
1990s 0.9613 GPI 0.9577 GPI 0.965 GPI 2
2010s 1 GPI 0.9905 GPI 1.01 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 43 Macau, China 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 44 Egypt 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 45 United States of America 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 47 Panama 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 48 Netherlands 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 49 Uruguay 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Costa Rica?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Costa Rica was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1973.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9354 GPI in 1986.
How does Costa Rica rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for lower secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for 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.