Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Costa Rica
0.9927 GPIA
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9931 GPIA
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
197th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
195th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Costa Rica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.9931 GPIA against 0.9927 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0004 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 197th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 195th of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 0.0181 GPIA | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.018 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9949 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.018 GPIA | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.9901 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.022 GPIA | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.9931 GPIA against 0.9927 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0004 GPIA, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 197th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 195th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 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