Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Panama
Panama: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 86.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Panama recorded 86.8% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Panama peaked at 98.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 1970.
That places Panama 144th out of 183 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.3% | — |
| 1971 | 82.4% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 85.0% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 87.1% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 88.8% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 88.5% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 90.6% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 89.2% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 88.1% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 86.8% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 85.8% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 84.7% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 84.4% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 85.0% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 86.4% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 93.1% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 94.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.7% | 74.3% | 90.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 84.4% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 86.6% | 93.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 94.6% | 98.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 86.8% | 96.2% | 7 |
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More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Panama?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Panama was 86.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Panama ranks 144th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.