Colombia vs Panama: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Colombia
19.3%
in 2023
Panama
14.8%
in 2023
Colombia rank
12th
Panama rank
15th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 19.3% against 14.8% in Panama, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 12th and Panama ranks 15th of 26 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 27.0% | 6.2% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.4% | 4.8% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 14.6% | 5.0% | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Panama?
- Colombia, at 19.3% against 14.8% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Colombia and Panama?
- 4.5%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 12th and Panama ranks 15th of 26 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, poorest 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