Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama
Panama: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 2.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama is 2.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1,250.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama peaked at 5.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
That places Panama 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -28.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -66.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +85.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +51.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -52.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -58.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +61.5% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +81.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -94.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +1250.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 2.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1250.0% | 0.2% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 15 Colombia 3.9% compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 3.5% compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 2.9% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.7% compare
- 20 Costa Rica 2.1% compare
- 21 Paraguay 1.6% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama was 2.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Panama ranks 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, richest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release