Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index 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.
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 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2017)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release