Costa Rica vs North America: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- North America
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.17 GPI against 0.9929 GPI in North America, a difference of 0.1771 GPI.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and North America ranks 23rd of 182 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 0.0839 GPI | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 0.1174 GPI | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 0.1767 GPI | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index, Costa Rica or North America?
- Costa Rica, at 1.17 GPI against 0.9929 GPI in North America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index between Costa Rica and North America?
- 0.1771 GPI, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and North America?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and North America rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and North America ranks 23rd of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper 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
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper 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.