Costa Rica vs Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Costa Rica
0.9961 GPIA
in 2024
Jamaica
0.9965 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
108th
Jamaica rank
107th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.9965 GPIA against 0.9961 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0004 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 108th and Jamaica ranks 107th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9732 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.0155 GPIA | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.9878 GPIA | 0.9876 GPIA | 0.0002 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9964 GPIA | 0.0091 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.9965 GPIA against 0.9961 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.0004 GPIA, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th and Jamaica ranks 107th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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