Argentina vs Costa Rica: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Argentina
1.02 index
in 2025
Costa Rica
1.02 index
in 2025
Argentina rank
62nd
Costa Rica rank
61st
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Argentina, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 62nd and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 165 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 1.02 index | 0.0158 index | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.03 index | 0.0147 index | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 0.0068 index | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 0.0086 index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 0.0053 index | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0 index, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Argentina ranks 62nd and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.