Over-age students, primary, male in Panama
Panama: Over-age students, primary, male was 9.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Panama stood at 9.2%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Panama peaked at 27.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2017.
Panama ranks 76th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.3% | — |
| 1971 | 26.2% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 26.2% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 24.3% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 23.9% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 19.9% | -16.6% |
| 1979 | 19.0% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 17.7% | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 17.2% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 17.4% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 18.0% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -24.0% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 19.0% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 15.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.6% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 7 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Panama?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Panama was 9.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2017.
- How does Panama rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Panama ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.