Colombia vs Panama: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Colombia

92.7%

in 2022

Panama

92.3%

in 2024

Colombia rank

142nd

Panama rank

144th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Colombia currently reports 92.7% against 92.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 142nd and Panama ranks 144th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.