Mexico vs Panama: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Mexico
96.7%
in 2020
Panama
95.9%
in 2020
Mexico rank
60th
Panama rank
63rd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 96.7% against 95.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 60th and Panama ranks 63rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Panama in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 13.1% | 2.5% | 10.6% | Mexico |
| 1880s | 18.5% | 3.8% | 14.7% | Mexico |
| 1890s | 23.2% | 6.2% | 17.1% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 29.2% | 21.1% | 8.1% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 38.8% | 34.0% | 4.8% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 37.9% | 42.1% | 4.3% | Panama |
| 1930s | 45.2% | 53.9% | 8.7% | Panama |
| 1940s | 56.9% | 64.0% | 7.1% | Panama |
| 1950s | 56.2% | 71.1% | 14.9% | Panama |
| 1960s | 62.5% | 79.2% | 16.7% | Panama |
| 1970s | 70.2% | 82.9% | 12.8% | Panama |
| 1980s | 77.2% | 89.2% | 12.0% | Panama |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 92.7% | 5.2% | Panama |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 94.4% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 95.2% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 95.9% | 0.8% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Mexico or Panama?
- Mexico, at 96.7% against 95.9% in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Mexico and Panama?
- 0.8%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Mexico ranks 60th and Panama ranks 63rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.