Panama vs Philippines: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Panama
11.2%
in 2025
Philippines
11.3%
in 2025
Panama rank
70th
Philippines rank
69th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Panama
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 11.3% against 11.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Philippines ahead.
Panama ranks 70th and Philippines ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 13.5% | 1.7% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 11.5% | 3.1% | 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, Panama or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 11.3% against 11.2% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Panama and Philippines?
- 0.1%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Philippines?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Philippines rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Panama ranks 70th and Philippines 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, female (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