Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Panama
Panama: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 10.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Panama, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Panama recorded 10.83 years for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Panama peaked at 10.83 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.41 years, in 1990.
Panama ranks 74th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.62 years | 7.41 years | 7.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.51 years | 7.88 years | 9.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.91 years | 9.28 years | 10.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 years | 10.69 years | 10.83 years | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Panama?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Panama was 10.83 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 10.83 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.41 years in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Panama ranks 74th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.