Lower middle income vs Panama: Literacy rate, youth total

Lower middle income
92.0%
in 2024
Panama
99.2%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
25th
Panama rank
26th

Literacy rate, youth total over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 99.2% against 92.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.2%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 25th and Panama ranks 26th of 40 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 58.1% 96.1% 38.0% Panama
1990s 64.9% 95.1% 30.2% Panama
2000s 75.6% 96.1% 20.5% Panama
2010s 87.4% 98.5% 11.1% Panama
2020s 91.5% 99.2% 7.6% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Lower middle income or Panama?
Panama, at 99.2% against 92.0% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Lower middle income and Panama?
7.2%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Panama?
14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Panama rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
Lower middle income ranks 25th and Panama ranks 26th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Unit
% of people ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 2,762 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.