Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Panama
Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 25.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Panama, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Panama is 25.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Panama peaked at 33.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2022.
That places Panama 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.2% | — |
| 2000 | 32.6% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +31.8% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +26.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 25.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 4.9× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Panama's 25.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.4%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +31.8% | 22.1% | 29.2% |
| 2021 | -33.9% | 30.9% | 20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 25.9% | 32.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 21.1% | 29.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 20.1% | 30.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 44 Malaysia 29.1% compare
- 45 Marshall Islands 26.5% compare
- 46 Ghana 25.5% compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 23.5% compare
- 49 Myanmar 23.3% compare
- 50 Sierra Leone 23.2% compare
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Panama?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Panama was 25.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Panama ranks 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release