El Salvador vs Panama: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
El Salvador
13.2%
in 2023
Panama
14.8%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
16th
Panama rank
15th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 14.8% against 13.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 16th and Panama ranks 15th of 26 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 26.7% | 6.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 18.6% | 1.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 14.6% | 2.7% | 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?
- Panama, at 14.8% against 13.2% in El Salvador 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?
- 1.6%, 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 16th 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