Mexico vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mexico
0.294 WPIA
in 2022
Panama
0.338 WPIA
in 2023
Mexico rank
17th
Panama rank
14th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.338 WPIA against 0.294 WPIA in Mexico, a difference of 0.044 WPIA.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Mexico ranks 17th and Panama ranks 14th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1529 WPIA | 0.2107 WPIA | 0.0577 WPIA | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.7983 WPIA | 0.2482 WPIA | 0.5501 WPIA | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.294 WPIA | 0.2972 WPIA | 0.0032 WPIA | 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, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.338 WPIA against 0.294 WPIA in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mexico and Panama?
- 0.044 WPIA, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mexico ranks 17th and Panama ranks 14th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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