Panama vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Panama
96.6%
in 2024
UNICEF: Gulf Area
97.9%
in 2024
Panama rank
30th
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
33rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Panama
- UNICEF: Gulf Area
How they compare
UNICEF: Gulf Area currently reports 97.9% against 96.6% in Panama, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 30th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 33rd of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Gulf Area in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | UNICEF: Gulf Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.3% | 48.2% | 39.1% | Panama |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 63.4% | 28.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 93.5% | 2.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 97.5% | 0.9% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Panama or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area, at 97.9% against 96.6% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Panama and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 1.3%, with UNICEF: Gulf Area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Panama and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Panama ranks 30th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 33rd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release