Mexico vs Panama: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Mexico
2.0%
in 2022
Panama
3.3%
in 2023
Mexico rank
18th
Panama rank
16th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.3% against 2.0% in Mexico, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.6 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Mexico ranks 18th and Panama ranks 16th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 7.6% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.3% against 2.0% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Mexico and Panama?
- 1.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Mexico ranks 18th and Panama ranks 16th 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, rural, richest 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