Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male was 95.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama stood at 95.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama peaked at 95.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2001.
That places Panama 12th 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, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.3% | — |
| 2001 | 70.7% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.0% | 70.7% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 80.4% | 91.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 91.0% | 95.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 191,589 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama was 95.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Panama ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release