Costa Rica vs Panama: School age population, primary education, male

Costa Rica
219,209 number
in 2020
Panama
233,058 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
116th
Panama rank
113th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 233,058 number against 219,209 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 13,849 number.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Panama ranks 113th 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 172,495 number 145,519 number 26,976 number Costa Rica
1980s 185,276 number 170,867 number 14,409 number Costa Rica
1990s 243,845 number 185,108 number 58,737 number Costa Rica
2000s 247,694 number 202,895 number 44,798 number Costa Rica
2010s 219,916 number 221,421 number 1,505 number Panama
2020s 219,209 number 233,058 number 13,849 number Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 233,058 number against 219,209 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Costa Rica and Panama?
13,849 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, primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Panama ranks 113th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, male (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

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