Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.04 GPIA
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
20th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.04 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th of 161 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9944 GPIA | 0.3231 GPIA | 0.6713 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.7425 GPIA | 0.2884 GPIA | Costa Rica |
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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.04 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.02 GPIA, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th of 161 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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