Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Panama
Panama: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 96.23 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.23
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 89 countries
All-time high
96.23
in 2024
All-time low
88.07
in 1980
Years of data
9
1980–2024
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 96.23 for literacy rate vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Panama peaked at 96.23 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.07, in 1980.
That places Panama 30th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.07 | 88.07 | 88.07 | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.78 | 88.78 | 88.78 | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.9 | 91.9 | 91.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.08 | 94.09 | 95.74 | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.18 | 96.09 | 96.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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 19,072 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Panama?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Panama was 96.23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.23 in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.07 in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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