Costa Rica vs Singapore: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Costa Rica
0.9961 index
in 2024
Singapore
0.997 index
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
108th
Singapore rank
106th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.997 index against 0.9961 index in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0009 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Singapore ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 108th and Singapore ranks 106th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9755 index | 0.9891 index | 0.0136 index | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9993 index | 0.0032 index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9982 index | 0.0096 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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.997 index against 0.9961 index in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 0.0009 index, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th and Singapore ranks 106th 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.