Costa Rica vs Panama: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both
Costa Rica
96.7%
in 2024
Panama
95.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
6th
Panama rank
7th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 96.7% against 95.7% in Panama, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Panama ranks 7th of 29 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.6% | 84.0% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 92.7% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 95.9% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 96.7% against 95.7% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 1.0%, 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, poorest quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th and Panama ranks 7th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, 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