Barbados vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Barbados
12.2%
in 2024
Panama
13.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
45th
Panama rank
44th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 13.1% against 12.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Panama ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and Panama ranks 44th of 169 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 5.9% | 3.6% | Panama |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 9.7% | 5.9% | Panama |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 10.1% | 1.6% | 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 13.1% against 12.2% 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?
- 0.9%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Barbados ranks 45th and Panama ranks 44th of 169 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, male (%). 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