China vs Costa Rica: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
China
0.9813 GPIA
in 2012
Costa Rica
0.984 GPIA
in 2024
China rank
20th
Costa Rica rank
19th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.984 GPIA against 0.9813 GPIA in China, a difference of 0.0027 GPIA.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
China ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 79 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9552 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 0.0677 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9889 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 0.0297 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.984 GPIA against 0.9813 GPIA in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.0027 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, 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