Costa Rica vs Panama: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Costa Rica
108,986 number
in 2020
Panama
112,178 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Panama rank
122nd

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

How they compare

Panama currently reports 112,178 number against 108,986 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,192 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Panama ranks 122nd 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 82,764 number 64,382 number 18,381 number Costa Rica
1980s 85,484 number 80,268 number 5,215 number Costa Rica
1990s 110,881 number 89,036 number 21,845 number Costa Rica
2000s 128,922 number 97,033 number 31,888 number Costa Rica
2010s 114,934 number 107,066 number 7,869 number Costa Rica
2020s 108,986 number 112,178 number 3,192 number Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 112,178 number against 108,986 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Costa Rica and Panama?
3,192 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, lower secondary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Panama ranks 122nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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