Panama vs Saudi Arabia: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Panama
0.0999 units per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0976 units per person
in 2024
Panama rank
95th
Saudi Arabia rank
97th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Panama
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.0999 units per person against 0.0976 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0023 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 97th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.178 units per person 0.1399 units per person 0.0381 units per person Panama
2000s 0.1276 units per person 0.1412 units per person 0.0136 units per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.1098 units per person 0.1115 units per person 0.0017 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.1035 units per person 0.102 units per person 0.0014 units per person Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Panama or Saudi Arabia?
Panama, at 0.0999 units per person against 0.0976 units per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Panama and Saudi Arabia?
0.0023 units per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Saudi Arabia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Panama and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Panama ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 97th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.