Costa Rica vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index

Costa Rica
1.01 GPI
in 2019
Sweden
1.01 GPI
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
69th
Sweden rank
72nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in Sweden, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 72nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 0.0013 GPI Costa Rica
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0028 GPI Costa Rica
2010s 0.9871 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0317 GPI Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index between Costa Rica and Sweden?
0 GPI, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 72nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio 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.