School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Costa Rica, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Costa Rica stood at 1.06 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9905 GPI, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9905 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9942 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9985 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9944 GPI | 0.9905 GPI | 0.9985 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Costa Rica?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Costa Rica was 1.06 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9905 GPI in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.