El Salvador vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural
El Salvador
0.2432 WPIA
in 2023
Panama
0.1677 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
19th
Panama rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2432 WPIA against 0.1677 WPIA in Panama, a difference of 0.0755 WPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 19th and Panama ranks 22nd of 23 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1944 WPIA | 0.0602 WPIA | 0.1342 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1446 WPIA | 0.1271 WPIA | 0.0174 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3196 WPIA | 0.1454 WPIA | 0.1742 WPIA | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 0.2432 WPIA against 0.1677 WPIA in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0755 WPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural?
- El Salvador ranks 19th and Panama ranks 22nd of 23 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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