Bhutan vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bhutan
11.6%
in 2025
Panama
12.2%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
71st
Panama rank
69th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bhutan
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 12.2% against 11.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 71st and Panama ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 12.2% | 25.2% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 12.2% | 3.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 14.7% | 0.9% | 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, Bhutan or Panama?
- Panama, at 12.2% against 11.6% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bhutan and Panama?
- 0.6%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Panama?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bhutan ranks 71st and Panama ranks 69th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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