Barbados vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Barbados
12.3%
in 2024
Panama
12.6%
in 2023
Barbados rank
47th
Panama rank
46th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 12.6% against 12.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Panama ahead.
Barbados ranks 47th and Panama ranks 46th of 181 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 12.3% | 11.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 6.9% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 9.6% | 5.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 9.8% | 1.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Barbados or Panama?
- Panama, at 12.6% against 12.3% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Barbados and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Barbados ranks 47th and Panama ranks 46th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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