El Salvador vs Panama: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

El Salvador
63 number
in 2018
Panama
107 number
in 2016
El Salvador rank
124th
Panama rank
122nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
050100150200199820082018

How they compare

Panama currently reports 107 number against 63 number in El Salvador, a difference of 44 number.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.7 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 124th and Panama ranks 122nd of 133 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 11.5 number 0 number 11.5 number El Salvador
2000s 22.8 number 121.3 number 98.5 number Panama
2010s 114.57 number 146.43 number 31.86 number Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, El Salvador or Panama?
Panama, at 107 number against 63 number in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between El Salvador and Panama?
44 number, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 124th and Panama ranks 122nd of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.