Panama vs Uruguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Panama
8.6%
in 2023
Uruguay
9.5%
in 2023
Panama rank
16th
Uruguay rank
14th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 9.5% against 8.6% in Panama, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 22 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 21.9% | 5.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 13.9% | 3.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 10.5% | 2.7% | Uruguay |
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?
- Uruguay, at 9.5% against 8.6% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.9%, with Uruguay 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 16th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 22 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, poorest quintile, 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