Costa Rica vs Panama: Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female
Costa Rica
99.4%
in 2024
Panama
99.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
4th
Panama rank
2nd
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 99.7% against 99.4% 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 4th and Panama ranks 2nd of 26 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 | 85.4% | 94.5% | 9.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 97.1% | 2.9% | Panama |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 99.3% | 3.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 99.7% against 99.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest 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, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Panama ranks 2nd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest 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