Brazil vs Costa Rica: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Brazil
0.9957 index
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.9961 index
in 2024
Brazil rank
111th
Costa Rica rank
108th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9961 index against 0.9957 index in Brazil, a difference of 0.0004 index.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 111th and Costa Rica ranks 108th of 215 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9609 index | 0.9915 index | 0.0306 index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9796 index | 1.01 index | 0.0254 index | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9961 index against 0.9957 index in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.0004 index, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Brazil ranks 111th and Costa Rica ranks 108th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.