Colombia vs Panama: Share of children who have completed primary school
Colombia
95.5%
in 2025
Panama
95.1%
in 2025
Colombia rank
95th
Panama rank
96th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 95.5% against 95.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Panama ahead.
Colombia ranks 95th and Panama ranks 96th of 165 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.4% | 85.6% | 18.3% | Panama |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 87.2% | 10.4% | Panama |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 90.8% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 93.5% | 1.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.8% | 0.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Colombia or Panama?
- Colombia, at 95.5% against 95.1% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Colombia and Panama?
- 0.4%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Colombia ranks 95th and Panama ranks 96th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.