Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 94.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Panama is 94.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Panama peaked at 94.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2001.
That places Panama 47th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.8% | — |
| 2001 | 79.1% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 80.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 79.1% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 86.2% | 94.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.4% | 94.9% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Panama was 94.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 47th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release