El Salvador vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural

El Salvador
41.6%
in 2023
Panama
28.5%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
21st
Panama rank
24th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 41.6% against 28.5% in Panama, a difference of 13.1%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 21st and Panama ranks 24th of 38 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 60.5% 57.5% 3.1% El Salvador
2010s 56.3% 37.3% 18.9% El Salvador
2020s 44.4% 29.4% 15.0% El Salvador

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, rural, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 41.6% against 28.5% in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural between El Salvador and Panama?
13.1%, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
El Salvador ranks 21st and Panama ranks 24th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, poorest 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
38 places, 400 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release