El Salvador vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 20.3% against 19.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 25th and Panama ranks 23rd of 139 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 14.7% | 1.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 15.3% | 2.4% | 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?
- Panama, at 20.3% against 19.8% in El Salvador as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.5%, with Panama 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 25th and Panama ranks 23rd of 139 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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/