El Salvador vs Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity
El Salvador
0.4806 WPIA
in 2023
Panama
0.5065 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
18th
Panama rank
17th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.5065 WPIA against 0.4806 WPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0259 WPIA.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 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 17th of 47 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 | 0.1832 WPIA | 0.2146 WPIA | 0.0314 WPIA | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.3334 WPIA | 0.3494 WPIA | 0.016 WPIA | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.4606 WPIA | 0.5165 WPIA | 0.0559 WPIA | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.5065 WPIA against 0.4806 WPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0259 WPIA, 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, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- El Salvador ranks 18th and Panama ranks 17th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). 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