Panama vs Vietnam: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry

Panama
17,818
in 2024
Vietnam
18,311
in 2023
Panama rank
74th
Vietnam rank
73rd

Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • Panama
  • Vietnam
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199920112024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 18,311 against 17,818 in Panama, a difference of 493.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Vietnam ahead.

Panama ranks 74th and Vietnam ranks 73rd of 180 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 28,056 535,841 507,785 Vietnam
2000s 15,955 324,272 308,317 Vietnam
2010s 15,773 119,650 103,876 Vietnam
2020s 15,885 46,803 30,918 Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry, Panama or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 18,311 against 17,818 in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry between Panama and Vietnam?
493, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vietnam?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Panama and Vietnam rank globally for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
Panama ranks 74th and Vietnam ranks 73rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). 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 Vietnam: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-children-one-year-before-the-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/panama/viet-nam/

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/out-of-school-children-one-year-before-the-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/panama/viet-nam/">Panama vs Vietnam: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
180 places, 2,926 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release