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

11 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Bhutan

12.3%

in 2018

Panama

12.9%

in 2017

Bhutan rank

30th

Panama rank

27th

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

Bhutan
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 12.9% against 12.3% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 30th and Panama ranks 27th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.5%	11.2%	32.4%	Bhutan
2000s	31.5%	7.2%	24.3%	Bhutan
2010s	15.7%	8.3%	7.4%	Bhutan

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, Bhutan or Panama?: Panama, at 12.9% against 12.3% in Bhutan as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Bhutan and Panama?: 0.6%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Panama?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Bhutan and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Bhutan ranks 30th and Panama ranks 27th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 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/