Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
17.9%
in 2019
Panama
29.1%
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th
Panama rank
28th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 29.1% against 17.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 11.2%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and Panama ranks 28th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 27.1% 32.8% 5.7% Panama
2000s 23.8% 28.9% 5.1% Panama
2010s 20.8% 24.7% 3.9% 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Panama?
Panama, at 29.1% against 17.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Panama?
11.2%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Panama?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and Panama ranks 28th of 43 groups.
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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/