Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 8.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 8.3% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Panama peaked at 8.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2006.
Panama ranks 73rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 8.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 7.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Panama's 8.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Panama?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Panama was 8.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2006.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release