Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Panama
Panama: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
30th
of 88 countries
All-time high
96.6%
in 2021
All-time low
84.7%
in 1980
Years of data
14
1980–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 96.6% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Panama peaked at 96.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 1980.
Panama ranks 30th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 84.7% | — |
| 1990 | 87.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 91.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.7% | 84.7% | 84.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 91.7% | 91.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 94.2% | 96.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Panama?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Panama was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release