Costa Rica vs Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female
Costa Rica
93.4%
in 2024
Panama
93.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
12th
Panama rank
11th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 93.7% against 93.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Panama ranks 11th of 38 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 80.6% | 27.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 90.5% | 13.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 94.2% | 3.6% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 93.7% against 93.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Panama ranks 11th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release