El Salvador vs Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile
El Salvador
34.4%
in 2023
Panama
26.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
15th
Panama rank
16th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 34.4% against 26.3% in Panama, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 15th and Panama ranks 16th of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 19.5% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 33.8% | 4.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 34.4% against 26.3% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile between El Salvador and Panama?
- 8.1%, with El Salvador 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, rural, poorest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 15th and Panama ranks 16th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). 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