Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.17 in 2025. β² Rising
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, 1981β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica is 1.17, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.19 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9855, in 1988.
That places Costa Rica 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.9855 | 1.03 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.03 | 0.9964 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 37 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.18 compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 1.17 compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.17 compare
- 41 Jordan 1.16 compare
- 42 Eswatini 1.16 compare
- 43 Spain 1.16 compare
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 26,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 28,037 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica?
- Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica was 1.17 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 2012.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9855 in 1988.
- How does Costa Rica rank for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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