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 16.9% 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
Panama recorded 16.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama peaked at 38.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2019.
Panama ranks 15th of 26 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 | 26.3% | — |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +25.1% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -41.5% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +57.9% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +14.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 16.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.6%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 26.1% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 14.0% | 31.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 14.8% | 22.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 16.9% 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 38.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Panama ranks 15th 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 45.7%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release