Panama vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Panama
0.9%
in 2023
Uruguay
0.3%
in 2023
Panama rank
31st
Uruguay rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.9% against 0.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Panama's figure about 3.0 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Panama ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 34 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 2.3% | 1.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Panama, at 0.9% against 0.3% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Panama ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 34 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, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey 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