Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Panama
Panama: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.91 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Panama, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.91 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Panama peaked at 0.91 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.82 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Panama 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.82 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.84 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.88 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.91 LPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.82 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.84 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8967 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.91 LPIA | 3 |
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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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Panama?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Panama was 0.91 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Panama ranks 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release