Official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama
Panama: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1998
All-time low
4 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama stood at 4 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama peaked at 4 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1998.
That places Panama 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 years | — |
| 1999 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 166 Aruba 4 years compare
- 166 Argentina 4 years compare
- 166 Bulgaria 4 years compare
- 166 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 years compare
- 166 Brazil 4 years compare
- 166 Switzerland 4 years compare
- 166 Costa Rica 4 years compare
- 166 Curaçao 4 years compare
- 166 Cayman Islands 4 years compare
- 166 Ghana 4 years compare
- 166 Gibraltar 4 years compare
- 166 Hungary 4 years compare
- 166 Luxembourg 4 years compare
- 166 Maldives 4 years compare
- 166 Mexico 4 years compare
- 166 Nepal 4 years compare
- 166 Naoero 4 years compare
- 166 Sint Maarten 4 years compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 166 Tonga 4 years compare
- 166 Uruguay 4 years compare
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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama was 4 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1998.
- How does Panama rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Panama ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release