Costa Rica vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Costa Rica
0.7409 GPIA
in 2024
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
0.6228 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
106th
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
107th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Costa Rica
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7409 GPIA against 0.6228 GPIA in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), a difference of 0.1181 GPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 106th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 107th of 184 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7921 GPIA | 0.6761 GPIA | 0.116 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.7572 GPIA | 0.6713 GPIA | 0.0859 GPIA | Costa Rica |
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 ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7409 GPIA against 0.6228 GPIA in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Costa Rica and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- 0.1181 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Costa Rica ranks 106th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 107th 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