Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Panama
Panama: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 97.9% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Panama peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 1980.
That places Panama 29th out of 88 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 85.0% | — |
| 1990 | 88.7% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 93.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.6% | 97.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.3% | 97.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Panama?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Panama was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Panama ranks 29th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release