El Salvador vs Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile
El Salvador
51.1%
in 2023
Panama
62.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
18th
Panama rank
15th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 62.3% against 51.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 18th and Panama ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 24.2% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 48.5% | 1.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 64.6% | 10.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 62.3% against 51.1% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile between El Salvador and Panama?
- 11.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 18th and Panama ranks 15th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release