Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Panama
Panama: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 91.0% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Panama peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 1990.
That places Panama 31st out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 70.4% | — |
| 1990 | 70.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.7% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 70.1% | 70.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 80.9% | 86.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.4% | 91.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0488 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 230,778 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0511 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Panama?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Panama was 91.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Panama ranks 31st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release