Over-age students, primary in Panama
Panama: Over-age students, primary was 8.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Panama is 8.6%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Panama peaked at 25.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2006.
That places Panama 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.3% | — |
| 1971 | 24.2% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 23.8% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 22.5% | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 22.2% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 18.1% | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 17.0% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 15.4% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2% | 17.0% | 25.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 14.1% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 10.4% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 7 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Panama?
- Over-age students, primary in Panama was 8.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2006.
- How does Panama rank for over-age students, primary?
- Panama ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 (% of 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.