Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Panama
Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.8485 modelled data in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.8485 modelled data
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
132nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.09 modelled data
in 2021
All-time low
0.8485 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Panama, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.8485 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Panama peaked at 1.09 modelled data in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8485 modelled data, in 2025.
Panama ranks 132nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Panama, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.949 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9369 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9449 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.953 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9506 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9317 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9231 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9083 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.89 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.871 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.87 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8649 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8898 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.912 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9179 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9078 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9172 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.94 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9935 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.07 modelled data | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.09 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9351 modelled data | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.875 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8485 modelled data | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9388 modelled data | 0.89 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9084 modelled data | 0.8649 modelled data | 0.9935 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9744 modelled data | 0.8485 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 of lower secondary school age in Panama?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Panama was 0.8485 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 modelled data in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8485 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Panama ranks 132nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release