Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity
Costa Rica
1.04 GPIA
in 2024
El Salvador
1.04 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
22nd
El Salvador rank
23rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.04 GPIA against 1.04 GPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 95 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 0.1318 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.106 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 0.0113 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.04 GPIA against 1.04 GPIA in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release