Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female was 92.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama stood at 92.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama peaked at 94.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2001.
That places Panama 17th out of 41 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, poorest quintile, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.7% | 73.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 85.3% | 94.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.8% | 94.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama was 92.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Panama ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release