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
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
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.