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

Panama
13.2%
in 2017
Tanzania
13.4%
in 2019
Panama rank
37th
Tanzania rank
35th

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

  • Panama
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 13.4% against 13.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tanzania ahead.

Panama ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 35th of 188 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 11.5% 51.6% 40.1% Tanzania
1980s 14.3% 40.1% 25.8% Tanzania
1990s 9.7% 49.0% 39.3% Tanzania
2000s 1.8% 20.3% 18.5% Tanzania
2010s 7.3% 13.4% 6.1% Tanzania

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, Panama or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 13.4% against 13.2% in Panama as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Panama and Tanzania?
0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tanzania?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Panama and Tanzania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Panama ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 35th 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/