School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.09 GPI
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
40th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.16 GPI
in 1980
All-time low
1.03 GPI
in 1989
Years of data
49
1970–2020

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Costa Rica, 1970–2020

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Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2020, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Costa Rica stood at 1.09 GPI.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.16 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 1.07 GPI
1971 1.09 GPI +1.5%
1972 1.1 GPI +1.2%
1973 1.13 GPI +2.9%
1974 1.1 GPI -2.5%
1975 1.11 GPI +0.6%
1976 1.13 GPI +2.2%
1977 1.15 GPI +1.2%
1979 1.15 GPI +0.1%
1980 1.16 GPI +1.0%
1981 1.14 GPI -1.9%
1982 1.13 GPI -0.7%
1983 1.13 GPI -0.4%
1984 1.1 GPI -2.7%
1985 1.09 GPI -0.2%
1986 1.07 GPI -2.4%
1987 1.05 GPI -1.4%
1988 1.04 GPI -1.4%
1989 1.03 GPI -0.8%
1990 1.04 GPI +1.1%
1991 1.05 GPI +1.1%
1992 1.05 GPI +0.2%
1993 1.07 GPI +1.9%
1994 1.08 GPI +0.1%
1995 1.08 GPI +0.4%
1996 1.09 GPI +0.9%
1997 1.1 GPI +1.2%
1998 1.07 GPI -2.6%
1999 1.08 GPI +0.8%
2000 1.07 GPI -0.7%
2001 1.06 GPI -1.2%
2002 1.06 GPI -0.1%
2004 1.04 GPI -1.6%
2005 1.04 GPI +0.0%
2006 1.05 GPI +0.2%
2007 1.03 GPI -1.0%
2008 1.04 GPI +0.8%
2009 1.05 GPI +0.3%
2010 1.04 GPI -0.4%
2011 1.04 GPI -0.1%
2012 1.04 GPI -0.1%
2013 1.06 GPI +1.8%
2014 1.05 GPI -0.4%
2015 1.04 GPI -1.4%
2016 1.05 GPI +1.3%
2017 1.07 GPI +1.7%
2018 1.08 GPI +0.3%
2019 1.08 GPI +0.0%
2020 1.09 GPI +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.11 GPI 1.07 GPI 1.15 GPI 9
1980s 1.09 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.16 GPI 10
1990s 1.07 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.1 GPI 10
2000s 1.05 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.07 GPI 9
2010s 1.06 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.08 GPI 10
2020s 1.09 GPI 1.09 GPI 1.09 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 37 Seychelles 1.09 GPI compare
  2. 38 Bahrain 1.09 GPI compare
  3. 39 Myanmar 1.09 GPI compare
  4. 41 Cape Verde 1.09 GPI compare
  5. 42 Sweden 1.08 GPI compare
  6. 43 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.08 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Costa Rica?
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Costa Rica was 1.09 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 1980.
What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 8,237 data points, 1970–2022
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Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.