Costa Rica vs Panama: Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes
Costa Rica
99.4%
in 2024
Panama
99.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
8th
Panama rank
9th
Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.4% against 99.4% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Panama ranks 9th of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.0% | 97.2% | 3.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 99.2% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.3% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 99.4% against 99.4% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica 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, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Panama ranks 9th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). 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