Panama vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second
Panama
0.5%
in 2023
Peru
0.7%
in 2023
Panama rank
30th
Peru rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 30th and Peru ranks 28th of 33 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Peru |
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, urban, second, Panama or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second between Panama and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second?
- Panama ranks 30th and Peru ranks 28th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). 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