Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Costa Rica
1.11 index
in 2025
Dominican Republic
1.11 index
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
Dominican Republic rank
38th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.11 index against 1.11 index in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Dominican Republic ranks 38th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9821 index | 1.13 index | 0.1447 index | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.17 index | 0.156 index | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1.11 index | 1.14 index | 0.0303 index | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 1.12 index | 1.12 index | 0.0003 index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.11 index | 0.0002 index | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 1.11 index against 1.11 index in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0 index, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Dominican Republic ranks 38th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.