Panama vs Philippines: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Panama
95.1%
in 2025
Philippines
96.2%
in 2025
Panama rank
96th
Philippines rank
93rd
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Panama
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 96.2% against 95.1% in Panama, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 96th and Philippines ranks 93rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.6% | 79.2% | 6.5% | Panama |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 82.2% | 5.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 84.9% | 5.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 90.1% | 3.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 95.3% | 0.6% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Panama or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 96.2% against 95.1% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Panama and Philippines?
- 1.1%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Philippines?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Philippines rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Panama ranks 96th and Philippines ranks 93rd 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