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 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.0%
Change on year
up 172.7%
World rank
15th
of 25 countries
All-time high
4.7%
in 2009
All-time low
0.6%
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000–2023
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama stood at 3.0%.
The figure is up 172.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama peaked at 4.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.
Panama ranks 15th of 25 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -57.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +135.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +74.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -27.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -47.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -38.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +157.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -69.4% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +172.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 3.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.8% compare
- 13 Brazil 4.4% compare
- 14 Colombia 3.8% compare
- 16 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.7% compare
- 16 Paraguay 2.7% compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 2.3% 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 3.0% 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 4.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Panama ranks 15th out of 25 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 11.8%. 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, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release