Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 0.9319 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Panama stood at 0.9319 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Panama peaked at 0.9748 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7371 LPIA, in 1980.
Panama ranks 63rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7371 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.8182 LPIA | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8352 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8527 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8718 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8601 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9039 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9748 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9142 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9319 LPIA | +1.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.9319 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 LPIA, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.9319 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9238 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7371 LPIA | 0.7371 LPIA | 0.7371 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8182 LPIA | 0.8182 LPIA | 0.8182 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8532 LPIA | 0.8352 LPIA | 0.8718 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.882 LPIA | 0.8601 LPIA | 0.9039 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9403 LPIA | 0.9142 LPIA | 0.9748 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Panama?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Panama was 0.9319 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9748 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7371 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Panama ranks 63rd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release