Duration of compulsory education in Panama
Panama: Duration of compulsory education was 11 years in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
11 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
11 years
in 1998
All-time low
11 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998β2025
Duration of compulsory education in Panama, 1998β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Panama recorded 11 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Panama peaked at 11 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 1998.
Panama ranks 62nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
- 62 Australia 11 years compare
- 62 Belarus, Republic of 11 years compare
- 62 Barbados 11 years compare
- 62 Switzerland 11 years compare
- 62 United Kingdom 11 years compare
- 62 Ghana 11 years compare
- 62 Sri Lanka 11 years compare
- 62 Lithuania, Republic of 11 years compare
- 62 Latvia, Republic of 11 years compare
- 62 Monaco 11 years compare
- 62 Malta 11 years compare
- 62 Russian Federation 11 years compare
- 62 Senegal 11 years compare
- 62 Slovak Republic 11 years compare
- 62 Seychelles 11 years compare
- 62 Ukraine 11 years compare
- 62 Uzbekistan, Republic of 11 years compare
More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Panama?
- Duration of compulsory education in Panama was 11 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 1998.
- How does Panama rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Panama ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release