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
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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About this data
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.