Costa Rica vs Panama: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 96.3% against 96.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Panama ranks 12th of 42 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.2% | 91.6% | 3.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 94.8% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 96.3% against 96.1% in Panama as of 2018.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Panama ranks 12th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/