Costa Rica vs Poland: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Costa Rica
0.9961 index
in 2024
Poland
0.9971 index
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
108th
Poland rank
105th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.9971 index against 0.9961 index in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Poland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 108th and Poland ranks 105th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9734 index | 0.991 index | 0.0175 index | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.9878 index | 0.9978 index | 0.0099 index | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9894 index | 0.0161 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, Costa Rica or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.9971 index against 0.9961 index in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Costa Rica and Poland?
- 0.001 index, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th and Poland ranks 105th 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.