Costa Rica vs Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
8.5%
in 2023
Panama
8.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
91st
Panama rank
88th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 8.9% against 8.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 91st and Panama ranks 88th of 124 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 15.8% | 9.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 10.5% | 3.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.4% | 0.2% | 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 8.9% against 8.5% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.4%, with Panama 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 91st and Panama ranks 88th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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
February 2026 Data Release