Colombia vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Colombia
0.1652 WPIA
in 2023
Panama
0.2158 WPIA
in 2023
Colombia rank
38th
Panama rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2158 WPIA against 0.1652 WPIA in Colombia, a difference of 0.0506 WPIA.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Panama ahead.
Colombia ranks 38th and Panama ranks 35th of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3747 WPIA | 0.0908 WPIA | 0.2839 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.3292 WPIA | 0.1381 WPIA | 0.1911 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.1582 WPIA | 0.2047 WPIA | 0.0464 WPIA | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Colombia or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.2158 WPIA against 0.1652 WPIA in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Colombia and Panama?
- 0.0506 WPIA, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 38th and Panama ranks 35th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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