Botswana vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Botswana
11.6%
in 2014
Panama
12.9%
in 2017
Botswana rank
41st
Panama rank
38th

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

  • Botswana
  • Panama
0204060197019932017

How they compare

Panama currently reports 12.9% against 11.6% in Botswana, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 41st and Panama ranks 38th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 47.8% 14.5% 33.3% Botswana
1980s 18.1% 14.3% 3.7% Botswana
1990s 14.2% 9.7% 4.6% Botswana
2000s 13.7% 1.9% 11.8% Botswana
2010s 11.8% 6.4% 5.4% Botswana

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, male, Botswana or Panama?
Panama, at 12.9% against 11.6% in Botswana as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Botswana and Panama?
1.3%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Panama?
29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Botswana ranks 41st and Panama ranks 38th 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-male-percent/botswana/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-male-percent/botswana/panama/">Botswana vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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