Costa Rica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index

Costa Rica
1.09 GPI
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.9003 GPI
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.09 GPI against 0.9003 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1897 GPI.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Costa Rica ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.11 GPI 0.6789 GPI 0.4353 GPI Costa Rica
1980s 1.09 GPI 0.6744 GPI 0.4183 GPI Costa Rica
1990s 1.07 GPI 0.7948 GPI 0.2782 GPI Costa Rica
2000s 1.05 GPI 0.7906 GPI 0.2597 GPI Costa Rica
2010s 1.06 GPI 0.8635 GPI 0.192 GPI Costa Rica
2020s 1.09 GPI 0.9003 GPI 0.1861 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Costa Rica, at 1.09 GPI against 0.9003 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index between Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.1897 GPI, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st 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.