Costa Rica vs Panama: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted
Costa Rica
0.904 WPIA
in 2024
Panama
0.9554 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Panama rank
7th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.9554 WPIA against 0.904 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0514 WPIA.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Panama ranks 7th of 22 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 | 0.807 WPIA | 0.842 WPIA | 0.0351 WPIA | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.8313 WPIA | 0.8724 WPIA | 0.0411 WPIA | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.9523 WPIA | 0.9158 WPIA | 0.0365 WPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.9554 WPIA against 0.904 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0514 WPIA, 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, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Panama ranks 7th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total net attendance rate, upper 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