Costa Rica vs Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female
Costa Rica
85.4%
in 2024
Panama
84.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
4th
Panama rank
5th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 85.4% against 84.5% in Panama, a difference of 0.9%.
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 5th 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 | 34.7% | 57.3% | 22.5% | Panama |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 70.1% | 8.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 80.9% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 85.4% against 84.5% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.9%, 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, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Panama ranks 5th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle 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