Costa Rica vs Samoa: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Costa Rica
1.02 index
in 2025
Samoa
1.02 index
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
61st
Samoa rank
64th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Samoa, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Samoa ranks 64th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 0.013 index | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 0.0018 index | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 0.0003 index | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 0.0069 index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 0.0076 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 Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0 index, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Samoa ranks 64th 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.