Costa Rica vs Panama: School age population, one year before than official primary entry
Costa Rica
71,446 number
in 2020
Panama
77,795 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
118th
Panama rank
115th
School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 77,795 number against 71,446 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 6,349 number.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Panama ranks 115th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56,471 number | 51,738 number | 4,734 number | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 66,983 number | 57,785 number | 9,199 number | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 82,965 number | 62,291 number | 20,674 number | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 76,883 number | 68,673 number | 8,210 number | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 70,892 number | 74,464 number | 3,571 number | Panama |
| 2020s | 71,446 number | 77,795 number | 6,349 number | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 77,795 number against 71,446 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 6,349 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 school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Panama ranks 115th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/