El Salvador vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

El Salvador
20.0%
in 2018
Panama
19.8%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
23rd
Panama rank
24th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 20.0% against 19.8% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 24th of 137 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 14.8% 14.3% 0.5% El Salvador
2010s 13.6% 14.8% 1.2% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 20.0% against 19.8% in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between El Salvador and Panama?
0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 24th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/