School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9979 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9979 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
100th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9759 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
22
2002–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Costa Rica stood at 0.9979 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Costa Rica peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9759 GPIA, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 100th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9817 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.9827 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9819 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9867 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9821 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9873 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9824 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9782 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9784 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9762 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9807 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9814 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9759 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9865 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9981 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9979 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9835 GPIA | 0.9817 GPIA | 0.9873 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9857 GPIA | 0.9759 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Costa Rica?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Costa Rica was 0.9979 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9759 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release