Duration of compulsory education in Panama
Panama: Duration of compulsory education was 11 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Duration of compulsory education in Panama, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. 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.
That places Panama 65th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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
- 65 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
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- 65 Switzerland 11 years compare
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- 65 Ukraine 11 years compare
- 65 United Kingdom 11 years compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 11 years compare
More education data for Panama
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 19,072 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- 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 65th out of 205 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.