Costa Rica vs Norway: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index
Costa Rica
1.02 index
in 2024
Norway
1.02 index
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Norway rank
32nd
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Norway ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 32nd of 121 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9955 index | 1 index | 0.0056 index | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0006 index | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0 index, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 32nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.