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 24.3% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Panama is 24.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Panama peaked at 43.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2022.
Panama ranks 61st 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 | 43.5% | — |
| 2000 | 33.1% | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +41.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +76.3% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -12.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 24.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 5.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Panama's 24.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.3%, 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 16.6% | 33.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 18.9% | 27.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 15.8% | 27.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 58 Kazakhstan 25.8% compare
- 59 Paraguay 25.6% compare
- 60 Belize 24.7% compare
- 62 Philippines 23.6% compare
- 63 Brunei Darussalam 23.4% compare
- 64 British Virgin Islands 23.1% 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 24.3% 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 43.5% 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 15.8% in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Panama ranks 61st 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 19.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release