Mexico vs Panama: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Mexico
92.1%
in 1980
Panama
92.8%
in 2024
Mexico rank
119th
Panama rank
116th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 92.8% against 92.1% in Mexico, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 119th and Panama ranks 116th of 190 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 13 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1830s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 1840s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 1850s | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 1860s | 5.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | Mexico |
| 1870s | 8.3% | 4.6% | 3.7% | Mexico |
| 1880s | 12.7% | 7.4% | 5.3% | Mexico |
| 1890s | 18.9% | 11.6% | 7.3% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 27.5% | 17.9% | 9.7% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 33.5% | 28.4% | 5.2% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 41.0% | 39.9% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 48.4% | 51.4% | 3.0% | Panama |
| 1940s | 55.9% | 62.9% | 7.1% | Panama |
| 1950s | 66.7% | 74.8% | 8.1% | Panama |
| 1960s | 60.6% | 83.5% | 22.9% | Panama |
| 1970s | 82.6% | 81.7% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 89.1% | 3.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 92.8% against 92.1% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Mexico and Panama?
- 0.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Mexico ranks 119th and Panama ranks 116th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.