Colombia vs Panama: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Colombia
95.5%
in 2025
Panama
95.1%
in 2025
Colombia rank
95th
Panama rank
96th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 95.5% against 95.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Panama ahead.
Colombia ranks 95th and Panama ranks 96th of 165 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.4% | 85.6% | 18.3% | Panama |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 87.2% | 10.4% | Panama |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 90.8% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 93.5% | 1.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.8% | 0.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Colombia or Panama?
- Colombia, at 95.5% against 95.1% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Colombia and Panama?
- 0.4%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Colombia ranks 95th and Panama ranks 96th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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