Costa Rica vs Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth
Costa Rica
0.8586 WPIA
in 2024
Panama
0.873 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
11th
Panama rank
9th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.873 WPIA against 0.8586 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0144 WPIA.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Panama ranks 9th of 21 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 | 0.4855 WPIA | 0.7581 WPIA | 0.2726 WPIA | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.552 WPIA | 0.7859 WPIA | 0.2338 WPIA | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.7699 WPIA | 0.8531 WPIA | 0.0832 WPIA | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.873 WPIA against 0.8586 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0144 WPIA, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Panama ranks 9th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, 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