El Salvador vs Panama: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP

El Salvador
0.9687
in 2023
Panama
0.8857
in 2022
El Salvador rank
24th
Panama rank
26th

Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
00.511.5197019962023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.9687 against 0.8857 in Panama, a difference of 0.083.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Panama ahead.

El Salvador ranks 24th and Panama ranks 26th of 34 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0659 0.9927 0.9267 Panama
2000s 0.7998 1.31 0.5108 Panama
2010s 1.26 0.8316 0.4276 El Salvador
2020s 1.09 0.9349 0.1591 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 0.9687 against 0.8857 in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp between El Salvador and Panama?
0.083, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 24th and Panama ranks 26th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 756 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed