Costa Rica vs Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender
Costa Rica
1.16 GPIA
in 2024
Panama
1.17 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
10th
Panama rank
9th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.17 GPIA against 1.16 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Panama ranks 9th of 41 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 0.0699 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 0.0266 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.0094 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.17 GPIA against 1.16 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.01 GPIA, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Panama ranks 9th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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