Costa Rica vs Iraq: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Costa Rica
1.11 index
in 2025
Iraq
1.1 index
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
Iraq rank
39th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.11 index against 1.1 index in Iraq, a difference of 0.01 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 39th of 164 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9821 index | 0.6242 index | 0.3579 index | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 0.7558 index | 0.2552 index | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.11 index | 0.825 index | 0.2872 index | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.12 index | 1.04 index | 0.0825 index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.09 index | 0.0214 index | Costa Rica |
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 Iraq?
- Costa Rica, at 1.11 index against 1.1 index in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 0.01 index, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 39th 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.