El Salvador vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

El Salvador
13.7%
in 2018
Panama
13.2%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
34th
Panama rank
37th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 13.7% against 13.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Panama ranks 37th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 35.1% 25.7% 9.4% El Salvador
2000s 6.3% 3.0% 3.3% El Salvador
2010s 10.1% 10.7% 0.6% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 13.7% against 13.2% in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between El Salvador and Panama?
0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
7 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Panama ranks 37th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/