Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted was 0.9584 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.9584 LPIA for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Panama peaked at 0.9623 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8291 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Panama 48th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9213 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8291 LPIA | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8384 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8496 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9158 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8956 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9078 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8849 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8816 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.906 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8953 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8933 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9402 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9286 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9246 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9492 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9462 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9572 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9545 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9623 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9615 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9584 LPIA | -0.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.9584 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9983 LPIA, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.9584 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9859 LPIA, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.883 LPIA | 0.8291 LPIA | 0.9213 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9321 LPIA | 0.8933 LPIA | 0.9572 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9607 LPIA | 0.9584 LPIA | 0.9623 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Panama was 0.9584 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9623 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8291 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index?
- Panama ranks 48th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release