Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Panama
Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. was 19.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. 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 19.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Panama peaked at 58.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2010.
Panama ranks 50th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 20-24 with primary schooling. in Panama, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.6% | — |
| 1965 | 54.8% | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 46.0% | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | -19.9% |
| 1985 | 32.8% | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.7% | 54.8% | 58.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 46.0% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 32.8% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 28.7% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 23.0% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 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 population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Panama?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Panama was 19.8% 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 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling.?
- Panama ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)