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 22.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Panama, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Panama stood at 22.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Panama peaked at 43.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2022.
Panama ranks 64th of 175 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.0% | — |
| 2000 | 32.1% | -25.4% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +77.5% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 14.7% | 32.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 18.2% | 25.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 14.5% | 25.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 61 Barbados 23.3% compare
- 62 Philippines 23.3% compare
- 63 Guyana 23.0% compare
- 65 Belize 22.1% compare
- 66 Brunei Darussalam 22.0% compare
- 67 South Africa 21.1% 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 22.3% 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 43.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Panama ranks 64th out of 175 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 up 14.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release