Panama vs Uruguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Panama
3.1%
in 2023
Uruguay
2.0%
in 2023
Panama rank
14th
Uruguay rank
17th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.1% against 2.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.6 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Panama ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 25 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 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, Panama or Uruguay?
- Panama, at 3.1% against 2.0% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Panama and Uruguay?
- 1.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Panama ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 25 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, urban, richest quintile, female (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