Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes was 90.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Panama, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Panama stood at 90.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Panama peaked at 91.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 1980.
Panama ranks 23rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 73.8% | — |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 86.9% | 90.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 90.7% | 91.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Panama?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Panama was 90.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release