Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male was 93.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 93.6% for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Panama peaked at 93.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2002.
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, poorest quintile, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.8% | — |
| 2001 | 66.7% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 64.0% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 73.1% | 89.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 87.4% | 93.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Panama was 93.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male?
- Panama ranks 11th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release