How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Panama?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

19.9%

in 2019

Panama

41.3%

in 2017

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

29th

Panama rank

29th

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 41.3% against 19.9% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 21.4%.

That makes Panama's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.0%	38.0%	7.0%	Panama
2000s	27.6%	36.1%	8.5%	Panama
2010s	22.7%	33.8%	11.0%	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, female, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Panama?: Panama, at 41.3% against 19.9% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Panama?: 21.4%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Panama?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.