Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Panama
Panama: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9181 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9181 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
100th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.8894 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
22
1999–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Panama, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.9181 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Panama peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8894 GPIA, in 2006.
Panama ranks 100th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9895 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9704 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9433 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9523 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9417 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9376 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8894 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9974 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9861 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9618 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9944 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9668 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9606 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9424 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9271 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9231 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9024 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9168 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.923 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9181 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9895 GPIA | 0.9895 GPIA | 0.9895 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9609 GPIA | 0.8894 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9586 GPIA | 0.9231 GPIA | 0.9944 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9151 GPIA | 0.9024 GPIA | 0.923 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 97 Naoero 0.9286 GPIA compare
- 98 Montenegro 0.9258 GPIA compare
- 99 Mauritius 0.9247 GPIA compare
- 101 Palestine, State of 0.9157 GPIA compare
- 102 Saudi Arabia 0.9111 GPIA compare
- 103 Qatar 0.91 GPIA 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 children one year before the official primary in Panama?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Panama was 0.9181 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8894 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Panama ranks 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release