Mexico vs Panama: Share of population with no formal education
Mexico
3.3%
in 2020
Panama
4.1%
in 2020
Mexico rank
51st
Panama rank
49th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.1% against 3.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Panama ahead.
Mexico ranks 51st and Panama ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 9 and Panama in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 87.0% | 97.5% | 10.6% | Panama |
| 1880s | 81.5% | 96.2% | 14.7% | Panama |
| 1890s | 76.8% | 93.8% | 17.1% | Panama |
| 1900s | 70.8% | 78.8% | 8.0% | Panama |
| 1910s | 61.2% | 66.0% | 4.8% | Panama |
| 1920s | 62.1% | 57.9% | 4.3% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 54.8% | 46.1% | 8.7% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 43.1% | 36.0% | 7.1% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 43.8% | 28.9% | 14.9% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 37.5% | 20.8% | 16.7% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 17.0% | 12.8% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 10.8% | 11.9% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 7.3% | 5.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 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, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 4.1% against 3.3% in Mexico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Mexico and Panama?
- 0.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Mexico 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.