% of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Panama
Panama: % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
% of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Panama, 2010–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Panama is 7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Panama peaked at 20.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
% of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.2 | — |
| 2011 | 20.4 | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 20.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.7 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 20.9 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.4 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 19.5 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 19.4 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.3 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 18.6 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.2 | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 14.6 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 12.9 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 10.7 | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 9.7 | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 7 | -27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.48 | 16.2 | 20.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.85 | 7 | 16.2 | 6 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Panama?
- % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Panama was 7 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage?
- Panama ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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