Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Panama
Panama: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 4,145 in 2023. β² Rising
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Panama, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Panama recorded 4,145 for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Panama peaked at 4,145 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,637, in 2004.
That places Panama 52nd out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,170 | 2,170 | 2,170 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,962 | 1,637 | 2,609 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,511 | 1,680 | 3,167 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,925 | 3,831 | 4,145 | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Panama?
- Initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Panama was 4,145 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4,145 in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,637 in 2004.
- How does Panama rank for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
- Panama ranks 52nd out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release