Denmark vs Panama: Share of population with no formal education
Denmark
3.3%
in 2020
Panama
4.1%
in 2020
Denmark rank
51st
Panama rank
49th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Denmark
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.1% against 3.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 51st and Panama ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 13.4% | 97.5% | 84.1% | Panama |
| 1880s | 11.4% | 96.2% | 84.7% | Panama |
| 1890s | 9.2% | 93.8% | 84.6% | Panama |
| 1900s | 7.4% | 78.8% | 71.4% | Panama |
| 1910s | 5.5% | 66.0% | 60.5% | Panama |
| 1920s | 4.0% | 57.9% | 53.9% | Panama |
| 1930s | 2.6% | 46.1% | 43.5% | Panama |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 36.0% | 33.7% | Panama |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 28.9% | 26.2% | Panama |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 20.8% | 18.2% | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 17.0% | 15.4% | Panama |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 10.8% | 8.4% | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 7.3% | 7.2% | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 5.6% | 3.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.8% | 1.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 4.1% | 0.8% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Denmark or Panama?
- Panama, at 4.1% against 3.3% in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Denmark and Panama?
- 0.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Panama?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Panama rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Denmark ranks 51st and Panama ranks 49th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. 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 adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.