Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.8858 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Panama is 0.8858 WPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Panama peaked at 0.9229 WPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.676 WPIA, in 2003.
Panama ranks 14th of 22 countries on this measure, 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 … rural wealth WPIA adjusted in Panama, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8312 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.6886 WPIA | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6986 WPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.676 WPIA | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8315 WPIA | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 0.706 WPIA | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8021 WPIA | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7254 WPIA | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7396 WPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7951 WPIA | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7552 WPIA | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8325 WPIA | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7882 WPIA | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8129 WPIA | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8876 WPIA | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8901 WPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8919 WPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9229 WPIA | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.89 WPIA | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8965 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8858 WPIA | -1.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.8858 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9612 WPIA, 92% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7494 WPIA | 0.676 WPIA | 0.8315 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8477 WPIA | 0.7552 WPIA | 0.9229 WPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8908 WPIA | 0.8858 WPIA | 0.8965 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Panama was 0.8858 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9229 WPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.676 WPIA in 2003.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity?
- Panama ranks 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release