How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Panama?

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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Latin America & Caribbean

12.8%

in 2019

Panama

26.4%

in 2017

Latin America & Caribbean rank

27th

Panama rank

27th

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

Latin America & Caribbean
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 26.4% against 12.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 13.6%.

That makes Panama's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and Panama ranks 27th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.8%	30.1%	10.3%	Panama
2000s	16.7%	26.1%	9.4%	Panama
2010s	13.7%	22.0%	8.3%	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, Latin America & Caribbean or Panama?: Panama, at 26.4% against 12.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Latin America & Caribbean and Panama?: 13.6%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Panama?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and Panama ranks 27th 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,097 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/