Children out of school, primary, male in Panama
Panama: Children out of school, primary, male was 19,402 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Panama recorded 19,402 for children out of school, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Panama peaked at 32,122 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 676, in 2005.
Panama ranks 79th 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, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,122 | — |
| 1971 | 22,865 | -28.8% |
| 1972 | 20,384 | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 18,279 | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 16,793 | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 18,008 | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 14,524 | -19.3% |
| 1979 | 16,891 | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 17,736 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 19,414 | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 20,447 | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 21,558 | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 21,210 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 20,114 | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 19,299 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 18,645 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 21,219 | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 20,177 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 21,404 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 13,028 | -39.1% |
| 2000 | 10,858 | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 7,539 | -30.6% |
| 2002 | 2,571 | -65.9% |
| 2005 | 676 | -73.7% |
| 2008 | 734 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 6,635 | +804.0% |
| 2010 | 5,473 | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 8,835 | +61.4% |
| 2012 | 10,422 | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 12,637 | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 17,674 | +39.9% |
| 2015 | 22,265 | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 28,001 | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 27,569 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 23,831 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 8,187 | -65.6% |
| 2022 | 7,945 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 21,941 | +176.2% |
| 2024 | 19,402 | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,983 | 14,524 | 32,122 | 8 |
| 1980s | 19,982 | 17,736 | 21,558 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,216 | 13,028 | 21,404 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,836 | 676 | 10,858 | 6 |
| 2010s | 16,610 | 5,473 | 28,001 | 8 |
| 2020s | 16,261 | 7,945 | 23,831 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Panama?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Panama was 19,402 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 32,122 in 1970.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 676 in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Panama ranks 79th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, male. 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.