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 11.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Panama stood at 11.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Panama peaked at 22.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2013.
That places Panama 45th out of 134 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.5% | — |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -34.9% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +43.1% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +23.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 11.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 4.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Panama's 11.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.8%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 12.0% | 20.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 7.9% | 12.2% | 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 11.6% in 2017, 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 22.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Panama ranks 45th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- 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 15.0%. 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 of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.