El Salvador vs Panama: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
El Salvador
11.2%
in 2023
Panama
9.8%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
25th
Panama rank
27th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11.2% against 9.8% in Panama, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 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 25th and Panama ranks 27th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 21.9% | 9.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.8% | 4.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.6% | 0.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 11.2% against 9.8% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between El Salvador and Panama?
- 1.4%, 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 25th and Panama ranks 27th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, male (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