Panama vs Turkey: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Panama
95.9%
in 2020
Turkey
96.3%
in 2020
Panama rank
63rd
Turkey rank
62nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Panama
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 96.3% against 95.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 15 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 2.3% | Panama |
| 1880s | 3.8% | 0.4% | 3.5% | Panama |
| 1890s | 6.2% | 0.7% | 5.4% | Panama |
| 1900s | 21.1% | 3.2% | 17.9% | Panama |
| 1910s | 34.0% | 4.2% | 29.8% | Panama |
| 1920s | 42.1% | 7.6% | 34.5% | Panama |
| 1930s | 53.9% | 11.4% | 42.5% | Panama |
| 1940s | 64.0% | 15.9% | 48.1% | Panama |
| 1950s | 71.1% | 24.9% | 46.2% | Panama |
| 1960s | 79.2% | 38.7% | 40.5% | Panama |
| 1970s | 82.9% | 51.5% | 31.4% | Panama |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 67.8% | 21.4% | Panama |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 78.4% | 14.3% | Panama |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 89.4% | 5.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 94.5% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 96.3% | 0.4% | Turkey |
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, Panama or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 96.3% against 95.9% in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Panama and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Turkey?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Panama and Turkey rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Panama ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 62nd 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.