Costa Rica vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index

Costa Rica
1.09 GPI
in 2020
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.8625 GPI
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
40th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
43rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.09 GPI against 0.8625 GPI in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.2275 GPI.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 40th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd of 196 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.11 GPI 0.5579 GPI 0.5563 GPI Costa Rica
1980s 1.09 GPI 0.61 GPI 0.4828 GPI Costa Rica
1990s 1.07 GPI 0.6735 GPI 0.3995 GPI Costa Rica
2000s 1.05 GPI 0.7084 GPI 0.3419 GPI Costa Rica
2010s 1.06 GPI 0.8195 GPI 0.236 GPI Costa Rica
2020s 1.09 GPI 0.8625 GPI 0.2239 GPI Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index, Costa Rica or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Costa Rica, at 1.09 GPI against 0.8625 GPI in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index between Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
0.2275 GPI, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, secondary (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
241 places, 8,237 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

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