Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9224 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Panama is 0.9224 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Panama peaked at 0.9768 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7092 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 primary (ISCED 1), population in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7092 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.7871 LPIA | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8098 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8224 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8482 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8352 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8927 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9768 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9009 LPIA | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9224 LPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7092 LPIA | 0.7092 LPIA | 0.7092 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7871 LPIA | 0.7871 LPIA | 0.7871 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8268 LPIA | 0.8098 LPIA | 0.8482 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.864 LPIA | 0.8352 LPIA | 0.8927 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9334 LPIA | 0.9009 LPIA | 0.9768 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 0.9224 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 0.9768 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7092 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 10.4%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release