Ecuador vs Panama: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Ecuador
0.2%
in 2023
Panama
1.6%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
23rd
Panama rank
21st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.6% against 0.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Panama's figure about 8.0 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 21st of 24 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.0% | 2.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 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, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.6% against 0.2% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Ecuador and Panama?
- 1.4%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 21st of 24 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, richest 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
February 2026 Data Release