Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted
Costa Rica
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
El Salvador
1.03 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
10th
El Salvador rank
8th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.03 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9653 GPIA | 0.0414 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9907 GPIA | 0.0192 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.0364 GPIA | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.03 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.01 GPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, 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