Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female was 99.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 99.7% for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Panama peaked at 99.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 2001.
That places Panama 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.2% | — |
| 2001 | 90.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 90.3% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 94.8% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.4% | 99.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 2 Peru 99.7% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 99.4% compare
- 5 Chile 99.3% compare
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, urban, poorest quintile, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Panama was 99.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female?
- Panama ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release