Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.9814 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9814 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
53rd
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.9988 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.9103 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
25
1980–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.9814 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama peaked at 0.9988 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9103 GPIA, in 1980.
Panama ranks 53rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9103 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.9575 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9551 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9589 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9717 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9899 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9821 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9889 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9725 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.943 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9522 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9545 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9539 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9354 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9512 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9656 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9629 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9444 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9613 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9757 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9988 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9786 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9814 GPIA | -0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.9814 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.9814 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9926 GPIA, 99% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.9103 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9575 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9669 GPIA | 0.943 GPIA | 0.9899 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9626 GPIA | 0.9354 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9813 GPIA | 0.9786 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama was 0.9814 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9988 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9103 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Panama ranks 53rd out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release