ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Panama: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
98.7%
in 2024
Panama
97.0%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
30th
Panama rank
29th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Panama
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 98.7% against 97.0% in Panama, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 30th and Panama ranks 29th of 203 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 66.2% 84.9% 18.6% Panama
1990s 80.2% 88.0% 7.8% Panama
2000s 92.9% 92.4% 0.5% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 97.8% 96.0% 1.7% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 98.6% 97.0% 1.6% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Panama?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 98.7% against 97.0% in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Panama?
1.7%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Panama?
14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Panama rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 30th and Panama ranks 29th of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release