Costa Rica vs Thailand: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Costa Rica
0.9913 GPI
in 2021
Thailand
0.993 GPI
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Thailand rank
100th

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.993 GPI against 0.9913 GPI in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0017 GPI.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Thailand ranks 100th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9822 GPI 0.9156 GPI 0.0666 GPI Costa Rica
1980s 0.9657 GPI 0.962 GPI 0.0036 GPI Costa Rica
1990s 0.983 GPI 0.9763 GPI 0.0067 GPI Costa Rica
2000s 0.977 GPI 0.9801 GPI 0.0031 GPI Thailand
2010s 0.9954 GPI 0.9828 GPI 0.0126 GPI Costa Rica
2020s 1 GPI 0.9938 GPI 0.0103 GPI Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.993 GPI against 0.9913 GPI in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Costa Rica and Thailand?
0.0017 GPI, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Thailand ranks 100th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), 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

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.