Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both was 77.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 77.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Panama peaked at 77.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1980.
Panama ranks 63rd of 101 countries on this measure, 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 rural both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.9% | — |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +74.6% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +3.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 77.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Panama's 77.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.1%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +74.6% | 30.9% | 53.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 53.9% | 53.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 55.0% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 64.1% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.4% | 77.4% | 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 77.4% 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 77.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Panama ranks 63rd out of 101 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 16.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release