Jamaica vs Panama: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Jamaica
85.2%
in 2019
Panama
85.5%
in 2017
Jamaica rank
142nd
Panama rank
141st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Jamaica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 85.5% against 85.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Panama ahead.

Jamaica ranks 142nd and Panama ranks 141st of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 80.5% 86.9% 6.3% Panama
1980s 82.2% 81.5% 0.7% Jamaica
1990s 85.5% 81.9% 3.6% Jamaica
2000s 91.7% 87.7% 3.9% Jamaica
2010s 86.6% 86.4% 0.2% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Jamaica or Panama?
Panama, at 85.5% against 85.2% in Jamaica as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Jamaica and Panama?
0.3%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Jamaica ranks 142nd and Panama ranks 141st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.