East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.5%
in 2019
Panama
12.9%
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
Panama rank
30th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 12.9% against 5.5% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.4%.

That makes Panama's figure about 2.4 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Panama ranks 30th of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 11.6% 11.4% 0.2% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 8.9% 6.9% 2.0% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 5.6% 8.7% 3.0% Panama

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, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Panama?
Panama, at 12.9% against 5.5% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Panama?
7.4%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Panama?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Panama ranks 30th of 43 groups.
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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/