Costa Rica vs Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both
Costa Rica
86.3%
in 2024
Panama
86.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
11th
Panama rank
9th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 86.5% against 86.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Panama ranks 9th of 50 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 | 45.9% | 65.3% | 19.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 74.9% | 7.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 86.8% | 0.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 86.5% against 86.3% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.2%, 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, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Panama ranks 9th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary 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