Kiribati vs Panama: Share of children who have completed primary school
Kiribati
94.4%
in 2025
Panama
95.1%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
98th
Panama rank
96th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Kiribati
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 95.1% against 94.4% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 98th and Panama ranks 96th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.1% | 85.6% | 5.5% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 87.2% | 4.8% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 90.8% | 2.1% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 93.5% | 0.1% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 94.8% | 0.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Kiribati or Panama?
- Panama, at 95.1% against 94.4% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Kiribati and Panama?
- 0.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Panama rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Kiribati ranks 98th 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
The 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.