Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Panama
Panama: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 86.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Panama is 86.0%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Panama peaked at 89.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1970.
That places Panama 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.2% | — |
| 1971 | 77.5% | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 81.3% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 84.0% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 86.2% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 87.2% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 85.4% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 83.9% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 82.9% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 81.6% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 81.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 80.3% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 85.2% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.9% | 71.2% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.9% | 80.2% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 80.3% | 85.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 85.9% | 89.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.0% | 89.4% | 7 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Panama?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Panama was 86.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Panama ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.