How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Costa Rica: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary

Brazil

0.8976 GPIA

in 2022

Costa Rica

0.8134 GPIA

in 2022

Brazil rank

43rd

Costa Rica rank

46th

Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary over time

Brazil
Costa Rica

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.8976 GPIA against 0.8134 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0842 GPIA.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 46th of 47 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9475 GPIA	0.8269 GPIA	0.1207 GPIA	Brazil
2010s	0.9179 GPIA	0.8535 GPIA	0.0644 GPIA	Brazil
2020s	0.8976 GPIA	0.8134 GPIA	0.0841 GPIA	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary, Brazil or Costa Rica?: Brazil, at 0.8976 GPIA against 0.8134 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary between Brazil and Costa Rica?: 0.0842 GPIA, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?: Brazil ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 46th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 47 places, 337 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release