Completion rate, primary education … urban wealth WPIA adjusted in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education … urban wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.982 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Panama is 0.982 WPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Panama peaked at 0.9919 WPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.906 WPIA, in 2005.
Panama ranks 7th 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 … urban wealth WPIA adjusted in Panama, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9235 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9256 WPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9355 WPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9583 WPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9457 WPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.906 WPIA | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9403 WPIA | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9358 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9736 WPIA | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.955 WPIA | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9325 WPIA | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9648 WPIA | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9578 WPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.977 WPIA | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.979 WPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.979 WPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9537 WPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.979 WPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9668 WPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9919 WPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.982 WPIA | -1.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.982 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9779 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9399 WPIA | 0.906 WPIA | 0.9736 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9653 WPIA | 0.9325 WPIA | 0.979 WPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9802 WPIA | 0.9668 WPIA | 0.9919 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Panama was 0.982 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9919 WPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.906 WPIA in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity?
- Panama ranks 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release