Costa Rica vs Panama: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Costa Rica
34,719 number
in 2020
Panama
36,424 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
116th
Panama rank
115th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 36,424 number against 34,719 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,705 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 204 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 27,701 number 22,022 number 5,678 number Costa Rica
1980s 28,257 number 26,639 number 1,618 number Costa Rica
1990s 37,304 number 28,908 number 8,396 number Costa Rica
2000s 40,706 number 31,775 number 8,930 number Costa Rica
2010s 35,644 number 34,765 number 878.7 number Costa Rica
2020s 34,719 number 36,424 number 1,705 number Panama

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 36,424 number against 34,719 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Panama?
1,705 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, last grade of primary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Panama ranks 115th of 204 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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.