Costa Rica vs Panama: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile
Costa Rica
96.6%
in 2024
Panama
97.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Panama rank
7th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 97.3% against 96.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Panama ranks 7th 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 | 92.4% | 95.2% | 2.8% | Panama |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 96.8% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 97.2% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 97.3% against 96.6% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.7%, with Panama 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, urban, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Panama ranks 7th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, 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