Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Panama
Panama: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female was 70.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Panama, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Panama stood at 70.9%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Panama peaked at 70.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1980.
That places Panama 13th out of 55 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.6% | — |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 59.3% | 69.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 67.4% | 70.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Panama?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female in Panama was 70.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female?
- Panama ranks 13th out of 55 countries with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release