Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Panama
Panama: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.78 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Panama, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.78 LPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Panama peaked at 0.78 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6 LPIA, in 1980.
Panama ranks 28th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.66 LPIA | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.71 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.73 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.78 LPIA | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.66 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.74 LPIA | 0.71 LPIA | 0.78 LPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Panama?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Panama was 0.78 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.78 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Panama ranks 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release