Ghana vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural
Ghana
1.09 GPIA
in 2024
Panama
1.21 GPIA
in 2023
Ghana rank
5th
Panama rank
2nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural over time
- Ghana
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.21 GPIA against 1.09 GPIA in Ghana, a difference of 0.12 GPIA.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 5th and Panama ranks 2nd of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9129 GPIA | 0.6333 GPIA | 0.2796 GPIA | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.8944 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.1395 GPIA | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.9494 GPIA | 0.9322 GPIA | 0.0173 GPIA | Ghana |
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, rural, Ghana or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.21 GPIA against 1.09 GPIA in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural between Ghana and Panama?
- 0.12 GPIA, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Panama?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural?
- Ghana ranks 5th and Panama ranks 2nd of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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