Costa Rica vs Panama: School age population, last grade of primary education, female
Costa Rica
37,242
in 2025
Panama
37,763
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
120th
Panama rank
118th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 37,763 against 37,242 in Costa Rica, a difference of 521.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Panama ranks 118th of 222 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,918 | 31,918 | 10,000 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 38,166 | 34,507 | 3,659 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 37,116 | 37,051 | 64.83 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 37,763 against 37,242 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 521, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Panama ranks 118th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release