Costa Rica vs Panama: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted
Costa Rica
0.9798 WPIA
in 2024
Panama
0.973 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
8th
Panama rank
10th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9798 WPIA against 0.973 WPIA in Panama, a difference of 0.0068 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Panama ranks 10th of 23 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.929 WPIA | 0.9617 WPIA | 0.0328 WPIA | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.9601 WPIA | 0.9677 WPIA | 0.0076 WPIA | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.9907 WPIA | 0.9717 WPIA | 0.019 WPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9798 WPIA against 0.973 WPIA in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0068 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Panama ranks 10th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). 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