Costa Rica vs South Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
0.9921 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
0.9866 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
169th
South Africa rank
171st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9921 GPIA against 0.9866 GPIA in South Africa, a difference of 0.0055 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 169th and South Africa ranks 171st of 188 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.0024 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 0.0354 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9824 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 0.0361 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.9799 GPIA | 0.9885 GPIA | 0.0086 GPIA | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9921 GPIA against 0.9866 GPIA in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0055 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 169th and South Africa ranks 171st of 188 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