Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Costa Rica
1.07 GPI
in 2019
Lesotho
1.07 GPI
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
48th
Lesotho rank
51st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.07 GPI against 1.07 GPI in Lesotho, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 48th and Lesotho ranks 51st of 173 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9919 GPI 1.39 GPI 0.3969 GPI Lesotho
2010s 1.06 GPI 1.07 GPI 0.0054 GPI Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
Costa Rica, at 1.07 GPI against 1.07 GPI in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
0 GPI, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
6 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Lesotho ranks 51st of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, 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, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. 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.