Costa Rica vs Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Costa Rica
0.8612 LPIA
in 2024
Panama
0.7917 LPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
65th
Panama rank
68th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8612 LPIA against 0.7917 LPIA in Panama, a difference of 0.0695 LPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Panama ranks 68th of 100 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 | 0.7886 LPIA | 0.687 LPIA | 0.1016 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8205 LPIA | 0.7235 LPIA | 0.097 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8453 LPIA | 0.787 LPIA | 0.0583 LPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8612 LPIA against 0.7917 LPIA in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0695 LPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Panama ranks 68th of 100 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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