Kenya vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Kenya
11.5%
in 2025
Panama
12.2%
in 2025
Kenya rank
72nd
Panama rank
69th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 12.2% against 11.5% in Kenya, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 12.2% | 1.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 12.2% | 5.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 14.7% | 4.2% | 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, Kenya or Panama?
- Panama, at 12.2% against 11.5% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Kenya and Panama?
- 0.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kenya ranks 72nd 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