Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica stood at 1.02 index.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.03 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9741 index, in 1973.
That places Costa Rica 33rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.9741 index | — |
| 2007 | 0.9937 index | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.999 index | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9939 index | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9986 index | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 index | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9741 index | 0.9741 index | 0.9741 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9955 index | 0.9937 index | 0.999 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9986 index | 1.03 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica was 1.02 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9741 index in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.