School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica stood at 1.03 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9959 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 51st out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9959 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9974 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9988 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9994 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9959 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and 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