Costa Rica vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2024
Panama
0.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
26th
Panama rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Panama ranks 24th of 36 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 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama 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 children of primary school age, urban, richest?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Panama ranks 24th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest 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