Costa Rica vs Portugal: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary
Costa Rica
1.13 GPIA
in 2022
Portugal
1.13 GPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Portugal rank
31st
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.13 GPIA against 1.13 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 31st of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 0.0174 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 0.0962 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 0.0015 GPIA | Portugal |
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, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.13 GPIA against 1.13 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 0 GPIA, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 31st 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 reading, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release