Panama vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Panama
82.5%
in 2017
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
86.5%
in 2024
Panama rank
163rd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
166th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Panama
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 86.5% against 82.5% in Panama, a difference of 4.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 163rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 166th of 219 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.4% | 80.1% | 11.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 81.9% | 8.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 87.4% | 22.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 91.1% | 21.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 88.7% | 5.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Panama or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean, at 86.5% against 82.5% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Panama and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 4.0%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Panama and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Panama ranks 163rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 166th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release