North America vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- North America
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 24.4% against 8.7% in North America, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.8 times North America's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 33rd and Panama ranks 34th of 40 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 21.8% | 15.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 22.2% | 13.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, North America or Panama?
- Panama, at 24.4% against 8.7% in North America as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between North America and Panama?
- 15.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Panama?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
- How do North America and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- North America ranks 33rd and Panama ranks 34th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance 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 in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/