Costa Rica vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Costa Rica
3.4%
in 2024
Panama
2.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
Panama rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.4% against 2.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Panama ranks 24th of 30 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 4.8% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 2.8% | 1.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 3.4% against 2.7% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Panama ranks 24th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). 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