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, female (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

34,673 number

in 2020

Panama

36,109 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 36,109 number against 34,673 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,436 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	27,324 number	21,430 number	5,894 number	Costa Rica
1980s	27,917 number	26,255 number	1,662 number	Costa Rica
1990s	36,445 number	28,661 number	7,784 number	Costa Rica
2000s	41,031 number	31,457 number	9,574 number	Costa Rica
2010s	36,096 number	34,574 number	1,522 number	Costa Rica
2020s	34,673 number	36,109 number	1,436 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 36,109 number against 34,673 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?: 1,436 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, female (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, female (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

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