Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama is 94.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama peaked at 94.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 1997.
Panama ranks 30th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 78.6% | 78.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 82.5% | 86.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.6% | 94.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 27 Albania 96.7% compare
- 28 United States 96.3% compare
- 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.5% compare
- 31 Spain 93.5% compare
- 32 Brunei Darussalam 89.0% compare
- 33 Belgium 88.7% compare
More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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 94.0% in 2024, 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 94.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release