Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
21.5%
in 2019
Panama
43.6%
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
28th
Panama rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 43.6% against 21.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 22.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 40.8% | 8.7% | Panama |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 38.8% | 9.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 36.3% | 12.0% | 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Panama?
- Panama, at 43.6% against 21.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Panama?
- 22.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Panama?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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.