Dominican Republic vs Panama: Share of population with no formal education
Dominican Republic
4.3%
in 2020
Panama
4.1%
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
47th
Panama rank
49th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 4.3% against 4.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 47th and Panama ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 13 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 97.8% | 97.5% | 0.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 95.8% | 96.2% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 1890s | 93.8% | 93.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 87.8% | 78.8% | 8.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 71.8% | 66.0% | 5.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 59.3% | 57.9% | 1.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 46.1% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 1940s | 44.6% | 36.0% | 8.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 40.4% | 28.9% | 11.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 33.6% | 20.8% | 12.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 17.0% | 12.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 10.8% | 10.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 7.3% | 7.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.6% | 3.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 1.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Dominican Republic or Panama?
- Dominican Republic, at 4.3% against 4.1% in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Dominican Republic ranks 47th 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.