Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest in Panama
Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest was 6.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest in Panama is 6.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 128.6% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest in Panama peaked at 13.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2022.
That places Panama 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +216.7% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -48.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -51.2% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +89.7% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -58.2% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +128.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 6.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 4.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +216.7% | 4.2% | 13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 3.9% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.9% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 3 |
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, rural, poorest in Panama?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest in Panama was 6.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest?
- Panama ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 children of primary school age, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release