Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
20.3%
in 2019
Panama
41.3%
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
28th
Panama rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 41.3% against 20.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 21.0%.
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 29th 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 | 31.5% | 38.0% | 6.5% | Panama |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 36.1% | 7.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 33.8% | 10.6% | 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, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Panama?
- Panama, at 41.3% against 20.3% 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, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Panama?
- 21.0%, 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, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Panama ranks 29th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.