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

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.

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 Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Panama

29.1%

in 2017

Zimbabwe

29.4%

in 2013

Panama rank

28th

Zimbabwe rank

27th

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

Panama
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 29.4% against 29.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	32.8%	32.5%	0.3%	Panama
2000s	30.2%	34.4%	4.1%	Zimbabwe
2010s	21.8%	29.4%	7.6%	Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 29.4% against 29.1% in Panama as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Panama and Zimbabwe?: 0.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zimbabwe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Panama and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Panama ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th 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/