Kuwait vs Panama: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
7.5%
in 2016
Panama
7.7%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
64th
Panama rank
63rd
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 7.7% against 7.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 64th and Panama ranks 63rd of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 12.6% | 21.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 12.2% | 10.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 6.8% | 10.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 1.8% | 3.6% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 6.0% | 4.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Kuwait or Panama?
- Panama, at 7.7% against 7.5% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Panama?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Kuwait and Panama rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 64th and Panama ranks 63rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.