Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male was 96.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Panama is 96.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Panama peaked at 98.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2005.
Panama ranks 8th of 26 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, poorest quintile, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.5% | — |
| 2001 | 91.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.6% | 86.3% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 89.8% | 98.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.2% | 96.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Panama was 96.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2005.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male?
- Panama ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release