Costa Rica vs Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male
Costa Rica
81.8%
in 2024
Panama
81.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
8th
Panama rank
7th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 81.9% against 81.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Panama ranks 7th of 39 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 | 39.4% | 57.1% | 17.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 66.8% | 8.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 82.4% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 81.9% against 81.8% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.1%, 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, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Panama ranks 7th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male (%). 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