Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes was 98.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Panama is 98.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Panama peaked at 98.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2003.
Panama ranks 11th of 38 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, fourth quintile, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.3% | — |
| 2001 | 90.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.2% | 86.0% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 89.3% | 98.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 95.7% | 98.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0488 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 230,778 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0511 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in Panama was 98.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2003.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 11th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release