School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.01 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9763 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9997 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.988 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9763 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9972 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9906 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9885 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9902 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9856 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9943 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9763 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9975 GPIA | 0.9885 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.997 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9763 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release