Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index
Costa Rica
1.03 GPI
in 2019
Nicaragua
1.03 GPI
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
30th
Nicaragua rank
31st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.03 GPI against 1.03 GPI in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 GPI.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 193 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 0.031 GPI | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.9996 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 0.1866 GPI | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 0.0659 GPI | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 0.0457 GPI | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 0.0275 GPI | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 1.03 GPI against 1.03 GPI in Nicaragua as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0 GPI, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 193 countries.
- 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
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.