Costa Rica vs Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
21.7%
in 2019
Panama
22.8%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
15th
Panama rank
13th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 22.8% against 21.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Panama ranks 13th of 98 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 27.4% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 25.1% | 0.3% | Panama |
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?
- Panama, at 22.8% against 21.7% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 1.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Panama ranks 13th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.