Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Costa Rica
0.7409 GPIA
in 2024
Ecuador
0.724 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
106th
Ecuador rank
109th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7409 GPIA against 0.724 GPIA in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0169 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 106th and Ecuador ranks 109th of 184 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7921 GPIA | 0.759 GPIA | 0.0331 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.7572 GPIA | 0.8443 GPIA | 0.0871 GPIA | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7409 GPIA against 0.724 GPIA in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.0169 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Costa Rica ranks 106th and Ecuador ranks 109th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release