Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.941 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.941 WPIA for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Panama peaked at 0.9517 WPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7316 WPIA, in 2001.
That places Panama 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Panama, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8535 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7316 WPIA | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7787 WPIA | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7905 WPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8587 WPIA | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8239 WPIA | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8532 WPIA | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8052 WPIA | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8473 WPIA | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8531 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8337 WPIA | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9041 WPIA | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.886 WPIA | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8756 WPIA | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9227 WPIA | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9179 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9177 WPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.927 WPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9297 WPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9517 WPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.941 WPIA | -1.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.941 WPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9866 WPIA, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.941 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9563 WPIA, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8196 WPIA | 0.7316 WPIA | 0.8587 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8981 WPIA | 0.8337 WPIA | 0.927 WPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9408 WPIA | 0.9297 WPIA | 0.9517 WPIA | 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 wealth parity index in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Panama was 0.941 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9517 WPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7316 WPIA in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index?
- Panama ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release