Caribbean Small States vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Caribbean Small States
26.3%
in 2019
Panama
43.6%
in 2017
Caribbean Small States rank
27th
Panama rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 43.6% against 26.3% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.7 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 27th and Panama ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 40.8% | 10.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 38.8% | 10.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 36.3% | 10.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Caribbean Small States or Panama?
- Panama, at 43.6% against 26.3% in Caribbean Small States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Caribbean Small States and Panama?
- 17.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Panama?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 27th and Panama ranks 28th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school 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
Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.