Costa Rica vs Panama: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity
Costa Rica
1.01 GPIA
in 2023
Panama
1 GPIA
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
88th
Panama rank
91st
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.01 GPIA against 1 GPIA in Panama, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 88th and Panama ranks 91st of 149 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 0.0093 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.0063 GPIA | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0212 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.015 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.0098 GPIA | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 1.01 GPIA against 1 GPIA in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.01 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th and Panama ranks 91st of 149 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, 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