Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama is 93.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama peaked at 94.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1980.
That places Panama 57th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 75.1% | — |
| 1997 | 88.0% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 93.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Panama's 93.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 87.7% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 91.2% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.7% | 94.1% | 4 |
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 93.8% 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 94.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Panama ranks 57th out of 106 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 up 1.0%. 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 rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release