Ecuador vs Panama: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Ecuador
16.5%
in 2024
Panama
18.1%
in 2017
Ecuador rank
67th
Panama rank
65th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 18.1% against 16.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Panama ahead.
Ecuador ranks 67th and Panama ranks 65th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.1% | 29.7% | 19.7% | Panama |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 25.2% | 6.7% | Panama |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 43.6% | 27.3% | Panama |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 32.7% | 12.5% | Panama |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.0% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 18.1% against 16.5% in Ecuador as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Ecuador and Panama?
- 1.6%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Ecuador ranks 67th and Panama ranks 65th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). 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