Costa Rica vs Egypt: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Costa Rica
1.02 index
in 2025
Egypt
1.02 index
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
61st
Egypt rank
58th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Egypt ranks 58th of 165 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 index | 0.7462 index | 0.2724 index | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.03 index | 0.852 index | 0.1742 index | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 0.9573 index | 0.067 index | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.01 index | 0.0119 index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 0.0004 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, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0 index, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Egypt ranks 58th 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.