Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Panama
Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 7.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Panama, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Panama is 7.2%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Panama peaked at 23.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2005.
That places Panama 68th 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 population age 15+ with no education in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.9% | — |
| 1965 | 22.3% | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 21.0% | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | -18.7% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | -21.6% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.1% | 22.3% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 17.3% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 11.0% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Panama?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Panama was 7.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Panama ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education