Middle income vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Middle income
16.2%
in 2019
Panama
20.8%
in 2017
Middle income rank
19th
Panama rank
22nd

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

  • Middle income
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 20.8% against 16.2% in Middle income, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Middle income ahead.

Middle income ranks 19th and Panama ranks 22nd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 24.2% 18.9% 5.2% Middle income
2000s 22.0% 15.0% 7.0% Middle income
2010s 17.7% 15.8% 1.9% Middle income

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, Middle income or Panama?
Panama, at 20.8% against 16.2% in Middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Middle income and Panama?
4.6%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Panama?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Middle income and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Middle income ranks 19th and Panama ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,045 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/