Panama vs Small states: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Panama
43.6%
in 2017
Small states
30.3%
in 2019
Panama rank
28th
Small states rank
26th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Panama
  • Small states
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 43.6% against 30.3% in Small states, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Small states ahead.

Panama ranks 28th and Small states ranks 26th of 147 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 40.8% 41.0% 0.2% Small states
2000s 38.8% 36.5% 2.3% Panama
2010s 36.3% 30.8% 5.5% 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, Panama or Small states?
Panama, at 43.6% against 30.3% in Small states as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Panama and Small states?
13.3%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Small states?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Panama and Small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Panama ranks 28th and Small states ranks 26th of 147 countries.
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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.