Costa Rica vs Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth
Costa Rica
0.8306 WPIA
in 2023
Panama
0.7201 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Panama rank
12th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8306 WPIA against 0.7201 WPIA in Panama, a difference of 0.1105 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Panama ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.536 WPIA | 0.333 WPIA | 0.203 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.5585 WPIA | 0.5208 WPIA | 0.0377 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8192 WPIA | 0.7037 WPIA | 0.1156 WPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8306 WPIA against 0.7201 WPIA in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.1105 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Panama ranks 12th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). 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