El Salvador vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
El Salvador
1.61 LPIA
in 2023
Panama
1.75 LPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
5th
Panama rank
2nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.75 LPIA against 1.61 LPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.14 LPIA.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 5th and Panama ranks 2nd of 73 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 LPIA | 1.63 LPIA | 0.1125 LPIA | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.56 LPIA | 1.63 LPIA | 0.0687 LPIA | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.53 LPIA | 1.71 LPIA | 0.1805 LPIA | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.75 LPIA against 1.61 LPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.14 LPIA, with Panama 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and Panama ranks 2nd of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). 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