Costa Rica vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural
Costa Rica
0.1525 WPIA
in 2017
Panama
0.1677 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
Panama rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.1677 WPIA against 0.1525 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0152 WPIA.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Panama ranks 20th of 22 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1147 WPIA | 0.067 WPIA | 0.0476 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4076 WPIA | 0.1106 WPIA | 0.2969 WPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.1677 WPIA against 0.1525 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0152 WPIA, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Panama ranks 20th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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