How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Upper middle income?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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.

Panama vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Panama

29.1%

in 2017

Upper middle income

14.5%

in 2019

Panama rank

28th

Upper middle income rank

29th

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

Panama
Upper middle income

How they compare

Panama currently reports 29.1% against 14.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.6%.

That makes Panama's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.

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

Panama ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	32.8%	23.8%	9.0%	Panama
2000s	28.9%	21.2%	7.7%	Panama
2010s	24.7%	15.2%	9.6%	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, Panama or Upper middle income?: Panama, at 29.1% against 14.5% in Upper middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Panama and Upper middle income?: 14.6%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Upper middle income?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Panama and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Panama ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 138 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, 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: 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/