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

Panama currently reports 92.8% against 92.1% in Mexico, a difference of 0.6%.

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.

Indicator: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.