Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Panama
Panama: Literacy rates of younger vs older population was 90.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 90.1 for literacy rates of younger vs older population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of younger vs older population in Panama peaked at 90.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.68, in 1980.
Panama ranks 17th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 69.68 | — |
| 1990 | 69.77 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.58 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 80.87 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 82.4 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 83.9 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 84.8 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 84.7 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.95 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.57 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 88.2 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 88.7 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.3 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.1 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.68 | 69.68 | 69.68 | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.77 | 69.77 | 69.77 | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.58 | 75.58 | 75.58 | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.03 | 80.87 | 86.57 | 7 |
| 2020s | 89.08 | 88.2 | 90.1 | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of younger vs older population in Panama?
- Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Panama was 90.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.68 in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for literacy rates of younger vs older population?
- Panama ranks 17th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rates of younger vs older population rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 rates of younger vs older population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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