Costa Rica vs Panama: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
0.984 GPIA
in 2024
Panama
0.9414 GPIA
in 2005
Costa Rica rank
19th
Panama rank
22nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.984 GPIA against 0.9414 GPIA in Panama, a difference of 0.0426 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Panama ranks 22nd of 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9676 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0324 GPIA | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.9996 GPIA | 0.954 GPIA | 0.0457 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 0.984 GPIA against 0.9414 GPIA in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0426 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2005.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Panama ranks 22nd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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