Panama vs Sierra Leone: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP

Panama
10.4%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
10.8%
in 2021
Panama rank
95th
Sierra Leone rank
92nd

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Panama
  • Sierra Leone
2.557.51012.515199920112023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 10.8% against 10.4% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 127 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2010s 7.6% 3.7% 3.9% Panama
2020s 12.1% 10.2% 1.9% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp, Panama or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 10.8% against 10.4% in Panama as of 2021.
What is the difference in initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp between Panama and Sierra Leone?
0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sierra Leone?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Panama and Sierra Leone rank globally for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Panama ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 127 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Panama vs Sierra Leone: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/initial-government-funding-per-primary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita-2/panama/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/initial-government-funding-per-primary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita-2/panama/sierra-leone/">Panama vs Sierra Leone: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
127 places, 1,855 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release