Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
4.2%
in 2019
Panama
12.9%
in 2017
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
32nd
Panama rank
30th

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Panama
2.557.51012.515197019942019

How they compare

Panama currently reports 12.9% against 4.2% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Panama's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 30th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 6.6% 11.4% 4.7% Panama
2000s 4.9% 6.9% 2.0% Panama
2010s 4.2% 8.7% 4.4% 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, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Panama?
Panama, at 12.9% against 4.2% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Panama?
8.7%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Panama?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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/