Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9961 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9961 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.01 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9688 index, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 108th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9688 index | — |
| 2004 | 0.973 index | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.971 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9745 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9758 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.977 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9737 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9732 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9734 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9747 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9791 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9824 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9858 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.999 index | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9961 index | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9734 index | 0.9688 index | 0.977 index | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9878 index | 0.9732 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9961 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0207 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica was 0.9961 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9688 index in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.