Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.9973 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9973 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
116th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 1991
All-time low
0.9864 GPI
in 1973
Years of data
25
1970–2019

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

00.250.50.7511970199420191970: 0.988 GPI1972: 0.991 GPI1973: 0.986 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1978: 0.996 GPI1979: 0.997 GPI1980: 0.999 GPI1981: 0.997 GPI1982: 1 GPI1985: 0.998 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 0.999 GPI2015: 0.998 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.999 GPI2018: 0.998 GPI2019: 0.997 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica stood at 0.9973 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.01 GPI in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9864 GPI, in 1973.

That places Costa Rica 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.9878 GPI
1972 0.991 GPI +0.3%
1973 0.9864 GPI -0.5%
1975 1 GPI +1.6%
1976 1 GPI +0.1%
1978 0.9957 GPI -0.8%
1979 0.9966 GPI +0.1%
1980 0.999 GPI +0.2%
1981 0.9969 GPI -0.2%
1982 1 GPI +0.4%
1985 0.9982 GPI -0.3%
1986 1 GPI +0.6%
1987 1 GPI -0.0%
1989 1 GPI -0.2%
1990 1 GPI +0.4%
1991 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2011 1 GPI -0.8%
2012 1 GPI +0.0%
2013 1 GPI +0.1%
2014 0.9993 GPI -0.3%
2015 0.9977 GPI -0.2%
2016 1 GPI +0.3%
2017 0.9987 GPI -0.2%
2018 0.9976 GPI -0.1%
2019 0.9973 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9948 GPI 0.9864 GPI 1 GPI 7
1980s 1 GPI 0.9969 GPI 1 GPI 7
1990s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.01 GPI 2
2010s 0.9995 GPI 0.9973 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 113 Bolivia 0.9977 GPI compare
  2. 114 Romania 0.9974 GPI compare
  3. 115 Sweden 0.9974 GPI compare
  4. 117 Cuba 0.9971 GPI compare
  5. 118 United Kingdom 0.997 GPI compare
  6. 119 Russia 0.9966 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Costa Rica was 0.9973 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1991.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9864 GPI in 1973.
How does Costa Rica rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,343 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.