Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Panama
Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 31.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Panama, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Panama recorded 31.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Panama peaked at 54.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2010.
That places Panama 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Panama, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.3% | — |
| 1965 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 52.5% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 48.9% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 45.7% | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.4% | 54.3% | 54.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 53.5% | 52.5% | 54.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.3% | 45.7% | 48.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 37.9% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 32.8% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Panama?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Panama was 31.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Panama ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)