Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
0.9921 GPIA
in 2024
Paraguay
0.9976 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
164th
Paraguay rank
161st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.9976 GPIA against 0.9921 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0055 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 164th and Paraguay ranks 161st of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0136 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 0.0051 GPIA | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.9941 GPIA | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.0056 GPIA | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.9824 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0206 GPIA | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.9976 GPIA against 0.9921 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0055 GPIA, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 164th and Paraguay ranks 161st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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