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 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.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.