Costa Rica vs Low income: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index

Costa Rica
1.09 GPI
in 2020
Low income
0.8187 GPI
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
40th
Low income rank
45th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Low income
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.09 GPI against 0.8187 GPI in Low income, a difference of 0.2713 GPI.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 40th and Low income ranks 45th 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 Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.11 GPI 0.6312 GPI 0.483 GPI Costa Rica
1980s 1.09 GPI 0.6556 GPI 0.4372 GPI Costa Rica
1990s 1.07 GPI 0.6651 GPI 0.4079 GPI Costa Rica
2000s 1.05 GPI 0.6889 GPI 0.3614 GPI Costa Rica
2010s 1.06 GPI 0.7939 GPI 0.2615 GPI Costa Rica
2020s 1.09 GPI 0.8187 GPI 0.2676 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 Low income?
Costa Rica, at 1.09 GPI against 0.8187 GPI in Low income as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index between Costa Rica and Low income?
0.2713 GPI, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Low income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Low income rank globally for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Low income ranks 45th 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.