El Salvador vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
0.2121 WPIA
in 2023
Panama
0.2158 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
36th
Panama rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2158 WPIA against 0.2121 WPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0037 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Panama ranks 35th of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0885 WPIA | 0.0849 WPIA | 0.0036 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.092 WPIA | 0.1384 WPIA | 0.0464 WPIA | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.2317 WPIA | 0.2047 WPIA | 0.027 WPIA | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.2158 WPIA against 0.2121 WPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0037 WPIA, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 36th 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