El Salvador vs Panama: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
El Salvador
15.9%
in 2024
Panama
18.1%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
68th
Panama rank
65th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 18.1% against 15.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 68th and Panama ranks 65th of 213 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.4% | 30.0% | 13.5% | Panama |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 24.9% | 1.9% | Panama |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 31.0% | 11.8% | Panama |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 17.0% | 0.3% | Panama |
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, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 18.1% against 15.9% in El Salvador as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between El Salvador and Panama?
- 2.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- El Salvador ranks 68th 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