Mexico vs Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Mexico
0.7805 LPIA
in 2025
Panama
0.7917 LPIA
in 2023
Mexico rank
71st
Panama rank
68th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.7917 LPIA against 0.7805 LPIA in Mexico, a difference of 0.0112 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Mexico ranks 71st and Panama ranks 68th of 100 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5499 LPIA | 0.6852 LPIA | 0.1352 LPIA | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.6903 LPIA | 0.7235 LPIA | 0.0332 LPIA | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.7846 LPIA | 0.787 LPIA | 0.0024 LPIA | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.7917 LPIA against 0.7805 LPIA in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Mexico and Panama?
- 0.0112 LPIA, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mexico ranks 71st and Panama ranks 68th of 100 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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