Official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama
Panama: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
4
in 1998
All-time low
4
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Panama peaked at 4 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1998.
That places Panama 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 166 Argentina 4 compare
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- 166 Cayman Islands 4 compare
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- 166 Ghana 4 compare
- 166 Gibraltar 4 compare
- 166 Hungary 4 compare
- 166 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 166 Maldives 4 compare
- 166 Mexico 4 compare
- 166 Naoero 4 compare
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- 166 Switzerland 4 compare
- 166 Tonga 4 compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 166 Uruguay 4 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 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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