Costa Rica vs Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
1.6%
in 2023
Panama
1.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
78th
Panama rank
81st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 78th and Panama ranks 81st of 122 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 | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th and Panama ranks 81st of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, male (%). 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