Costa Rica vs Panama: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Costa Rica
71,594 number
in 2020
Panama
77,436 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
117th
Panama rank
114th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 77,436 number against 71,594 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 5,842 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 117th and Panama ranks 114th of 206 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 56,676 number 50,619 number 6,057 number Costa Rica
1980s 64,875 number 57,301 number 7,574 number Costa Rica
1990s 82,382 number 61,719 number 20,663 number Costa Rica
2000s 78,074 number 68,020 number 10,053 number Costa Rica
2010s 70,886 number 73,790 number 2,904 number Panama
2020s 71,594 number 77,436 number 5,842 number Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 77,436 number against 71,594 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Costa Rica and Panama?
5,842 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 primary education, both?
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Panama ranks 114th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary 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 primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.