Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 97.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Panama, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 97.3% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Panama peaked at 97.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 45th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 89.0% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 92.2% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.9% | 97.4% | 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, both sexes in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Panama was 97.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 45th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release