Costa Rica vs North America: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index

Costa Rica
1.05 GPI
in 2020
North America
0.9883 GPI
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
21st
North America rank
26th

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • North America
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.05 GPI against 0.9883 GPI in North America, a difference of 0.0617 GPI.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North America ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and North America ranks 26th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and North America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica North America Difference Ahead
1980s 1 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0182 GPI North America
1990s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 0.0034 GPI Costa Rica
2000s 1 GPI 1 GPI 0.0017 GPI Costa Rica
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9999 GPI 0.024 GPI Costa Rica
2020s 1.05 GPI 0.9883 GPI 0.0633 GPI Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index, Costa Rica or North America?
Costa Rica, at 1.05 GPI against 0.9883 GPI in North America as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index between Costa Rica and North America?
0.0617 GPI, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and North America?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and North America rank globally for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and North America ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.