Panama vs Tonga: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school

Panama
23.3%
in 2024
Tonga
22.3%
in 2024
Panama rank
65th
Tonga rank
67th

Share of children who are not in pre-primary school over time

  • Panama
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 23.3% against 22.3% in Tonga, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Tonga ahead.

Panama ranks 65th and Tonga ranks 67th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,923 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.