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

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Panama

12.9%

in 2017

Paraguay

12.1%

in 2012

Panama rank

31st

Paraguay rank

34th

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

Panama
Paraguay

How they compare

Panama currently reports 12.9% against 12.1% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 31st and Paraguay ranks 34th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.6%	7.6%	4.0%	Panama
2000s	6.7%	7.7%	1.0%	Paraguay
2010s	6.5%	11.2%	4.6%	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Panama or Paraguay?: Panama, at 12.9% against 12.1% in Paraguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Panama and Paraguay?: 0.8%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Paraguay?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Panama and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Panama ranks 31st and Paraguay ranks 34th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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