Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9864 GPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama, 1980β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama stood at 0.9864 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9843 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Panama 71st out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.9964 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9972 GPIA | 0.9843 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.998 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9927 GPIA | 0.9864 GPIA | 0.9966 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 68 Costa Rica 0.9902 GPIA compare
- 69 Italy 0.987 GPIA compare
- 70 Montenegro 0.9865 GPIA compare
- 72 South Africa 0.9863 GPIA compare
- 73 Mexico 0.9847 GPIA compare
- 74 Sri Lanka 0.9833 GPIA 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2017)
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 0.9864 GPIA 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 1.01 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9843 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Panama ranks 71st out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release