Arab World vs Costa Rica: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Arab World
0.9481 GPI
in 2019
Costa Rica
1.03 GPI
in 2019
Arab World rank
35th
Costa Rica rank
30th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Arab World
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.03 GPI against 0.9481 GPI in Arab World, a difference of 0.0819 GPI.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Arab World's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 30th of 45 groups.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6341 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.378 GPI Costa Rica
1980s 0.7369 GPI 1 GPI 0.2637 GPI Costa Rica
1990s 0.8179 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.1902 GPI Costa Rica
2000s 0.8981 GPI 1 GPI 0.1051 GPI Costa Rica
2010s 0.9364 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.084 GPI Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Arab World or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 1.03 GPI against 0.9481 GPI in Arab World as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Arab World and Costa Rica?
0.0819 GPI, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Costa Rica?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Costa Rica rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Arab World ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 30th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.