Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 89.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Panama recorded 89.2% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Panama peaked at 89.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 1980.
Panama ranks 85th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Panama, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.6% | — |
| 1990 | 66.8% | +22.3% |
| 1997 | 74.0% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.6% | 54.6% | 54.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 66.8% | 74.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 76.4% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.8% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.8% | 89.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 157,881 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Panama?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Panama was 89.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Panama ranks 85th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.