Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

Costa Rica
0.9979 GPIA
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
0.9879 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
100th
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank
102nd

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • Costa Rica
  • UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9979 GPIA against 0.9879 GPIA in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 100th and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 102nd of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9835 GPIA 0.9747 GPIA 0.0088 GPIA Costa Rica
2010s 0.9857 GPIA 0.9987 GPIA 0.013 GPIA UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2020s 1.01 GPIA 0.9865 GPIA 0.0234 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
Costa Rica, at 0.9979 GPIA against 0.9879 GPIA in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
0.01 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
Costa Rica ranks 100th and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 102nd 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release