North America vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

North America
1.1%
in 2019
Panama
11.6%
in 2017
North America rank
45th
Panama rank
45th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • North America
  • Panama
0510152025198620022019

How they compare

Panama currently reports 11.6% against 1.1% in North America, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes Panama's figure about 10.1 times North America's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 45th and Panama ranks 45th of 45 groups.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 2.6% 22.5% 19.9% Panama
2000s 1.2% 16.4% 15.1% Panama
2010s 0.7% 10.5% 9.8% 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, North America or Panama?
Panama, at 11.6% against 1.1% in North America as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between North America and Panama?
10.5%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Panama?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do North America and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
North America ranks 45th and Panama ranks 45th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.