Panama vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Panama
24.0%
in 2023
Paraguay
21.4%
in 2024
Panama rank
47th
Paraguay rank
50th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Panama
- Paraguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 24.0% against 21.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 47th and Paraguay ranks 50th of 179 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 27.1% | 4.9% | Panama |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 22.2% | 5.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 18.4% | 5.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 20.4% | 2.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Panama or Paraguay?
- Panama, at 24.0% against 21.4% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Panama and Paraguay?
- 2.6%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Paraguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Panama ranks 47th and Paraguay ranks 50th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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