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

El Salvador
13.3%
in 2018
Panama
13.5%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
35th
Panama rank
34th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 13.5% against 13.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 35th and Panama ranks 34th of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 36.2% 25.3% 10.9% El Salvador
1980s 24.9% 15.3% 9.7% El Salvador
2000s 6.1% 3.4% 2.8% El Salvador
2010s 9.9% 10.9% 1.0% 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, female, El Salvador or Panama?
Panama, at 13.5% against 13.3% in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between El Salvador and Panama?
0.2%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
8 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, female?
El Salvador ranks 35th and Panama ranks 34th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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