How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Panama?

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Bahamas

31.0%

in 2018

Panama

27.8%

in 2017

Bahamas rank

26th

Panama rank

28th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Bahamas
Panama

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 31.0% against 27.8% in Panama, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Panama ahead.

Bahamas ranks 26th and Panama ranks 28th of 142 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.1%	31.5%	8.4%	Panama
2000s	8.5%	26.5%	18.0%	Panama
2010s	21.6%	22.5%	0.9%	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Bahamas or Panama?: Bahamas, at 31.0% against 27.8% in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Bahamas and Panama?: 3.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Panama?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Bahamas and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Bahamas ranks 26th and Panama ranks 28th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/