New Zealand vs Panama: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

New Zealand
322,712 number
in 2018
Panama
337,038 number
in 2016
New Zealand rank
121st
Panama rank
118th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • New Zealand
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 337,038 number against 322,712 number in New Zealand, a difference of 14,326 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 121st and Panama ranks 118th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 265,982 number 166,047 number 99,934 number New Zealand
1980s 292,144 number 224,343 number 67,801 number New Zealand
1990s 277,476 number 271,514 number 5,961 number New Zealand
2000s 291,128 number 298,883 number 7,754 number Panama
2010s 330,007 number 323,938 number 6,069 number New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, New Zealand or Panama?
Panama, at 337,038 number against 322,712 number in New Zealand as of 2016.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between New Zealand and Panama?
14,326 number, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
New Zealand ranks 121st and Panama ranks 118th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.