Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Panama
Panama: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 82.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Panama, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Panama is 82.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 242.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Panama peaked at 82.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2023.
That places Panama 96th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 71.0% | — |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -61.4% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +242.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.2% | 27.4% | 71.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 24.2% | 82.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Panama?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Panama was 82.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Panama ranks 96th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.