How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Panama: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Costa Rica

70,977 number

in 2020

Panama

73,784 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

116th

Panama rank

115th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Costa Rica
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 73,784 number against 70,977 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,807 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Panama ranks 115th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1970s	55,482 number	43,537 number	11,945 number	Costa Rica
1980s	56,602 number	53,472 number	3,130 number	Costa Rica
1990s	74,388 number	58,600 number	15,788 number	Costa Rica
2000s	83,840 number	64,107 number	19,733 number	Costa Rica
2010s	73,862 number	70,508 number	3,354 number	Costa Rica
2020s	70,977 number	73,784 number	2,807 number	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Costa Rica or Panama?: Panama, at 73,784 number against 70,977 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Costa Rica and Panama?: 2,807 number, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Costa Rica ranks 116th and Panama ranks 115th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.