Barbados vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Barbados
10.2%
in 2025
Panama
11.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
72nd
Panama rank
70th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 11.2% against 10.2% in Barbados, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 70th of 206 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 11.8% | 9.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 11.6% | 10.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 14.6% | 7.1% | 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, Barbados or Panama?
- Panama, at 11.2% against 10.2% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Barbados and Panama?
- 1.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Barbados ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 70th 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release