Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Panama
Panama: Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education was 57.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
57.12
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
30th
of 35 countries
All-time high
66.29
in 2022
All-time low
35.32
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2023
Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Panama, 1999–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Panama recorded 57.12 for net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Panama peaked at 66.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.32, in 1999.
That places Panama 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.32 | 35.32 | 35.32 | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.11 | 42.1 | 60.26 | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.05 | 45.23 | 64.38 | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.03 | 57.12 | 66.29 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Panama?
- Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education in Panama was 57.12 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate: pre-primary education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 66.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate: pre-primary education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.32 in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for net enrolment rate: pre-primary education?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate: pre-primary education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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