Panama vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Panama
0.2158 WPIA
in 2023
Peru
0.2687 WPIA
in 2023
Panama rank
35th
Peru rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.2687 WPIA against 0.2158 WPIA in Panama, a difference of 0.0529 WPIA.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 35th and Peru ranks 32nd of 40 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0884 WPIA | 0.109 WPIA | 0.0206 WPIA | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.1381 WPIA | 0.2024 WPIA | 0.0644 WPIA | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.2047 WPIA | 0.2493 WPIA | 0.0447 WPIA | Peru |
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, Panama or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.2687 WPIA against 0.2158 WPIA in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Panama and Peru?
- 0.0529 WPIA, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Panama ranks 35th and Peru ranks 32nd 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