School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
52nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
1.03 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
22
2002–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.06 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Costa Rica 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, 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