Costa Rica vs Republic of Korea: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
Costa Rica
0.9979 GPIA
in 2024
Republic of Korea
0.998 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
100th
Republic of Korea rank
99th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- Costa Rica
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.998 GPIA against 0.9979 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and Republic of Korea ranks 99th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9835 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0193 GPIA | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9857 GPIA | 0.997 GPIA | 0.0112 GPIA | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 0.0121 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Costa Rica or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.998 GPIA against 0.9979 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Costa Rica and Republic of Korea?
- 0.0001 GPIA, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Republic of Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Republic of Korea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and Republic of Korea ranks 99th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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