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

Panama
85.5%
in 2017
Zimbabwe
85.2%
in 2013
Panama rank
141st
Zimbabwe rank
143rd

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

  • Panama
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 141st and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd of 197 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 84.1% 42.5% 41.6% Panama
1980s 81.5% 79.9% 1.6% Panama
1990s 81.5% 78.2% 3.3% Panama
2000s 87.4% 79.3% 8.1% Panama
2010s 89.0% 85.2% 3.8% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Panama or Zimbabwe?
Panama, at 85.5% against 85.2% in Zimbabwe as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Panama and Zimbabwe?
0.3%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zimbabwe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
How do Panama and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Panama ranks 141st and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd 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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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.