Children out of school, primary, female in Panama
Panama: Children out of school, primary, female was 16,435 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, female in Panama stood at 16,435.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Panama peaked at 31,112 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,324, in 2005.
Panama ranks 85th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,112 | — |
| 1971 | 22,026 | -29.2% |
| 1972 | 19,796 | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 18,036 | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 16,995 | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 17,075 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 13,918 | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 15,332 | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 16,965 | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 18,478 | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 19,545 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 21,051 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 21,127 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 19,649 | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 20,401 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 18,871 | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 20,655 | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 19,133 | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 20,704 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 12,932 | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 10,356 | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 7,799 | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 3,790 | -51.4% |
| 2005 | 1,324 | -65.1% |
| 2008 | 1,438 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 6,868 | +377.6% |
| 2010 | 6,528 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 8,438 | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 10,484 | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 12,483 | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 16,526 | +32.4% |
| 2015 | 21,532 | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 27,868 | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 26,856 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 20,708 | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 7,683 | -62.9% |
| 2022 | 6,112 | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 19,429 | +217.9% |
| 2024 | 16,435 | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,286 | 13,918 | 31,112 | 8 |
| 1980s | 19,588 | 16,965 | 21,127 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,818 | 12,932 | 20,704 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,262 | 1,324 | 10,356 | 6 |
| 2010s | 16,339 | 6,528 | 27,868 | 8 |
| 2020s | 14,073 | 6,112 | 20,708 | 5 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Panama?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Panama was 16,435 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 31,112 in 1970.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,324 in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Panama ranks 85th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.