Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Panama
Panama: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 39,557 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Panama, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Panama is 39,557 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Panama peaked at 39,557 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23,422 number, in 1970.
Panama ranks 114th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,422 number | — |
| 1971 | 24,006 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 24,551 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 25,061 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 25,536 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 25,982 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 26,486 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 26,998 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 27,491 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 27,933 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 28,290 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 28,611 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 28,844 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 29,017 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 29,155 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 29,301 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 29,495 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 29,696 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 29,901 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 30,112 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 30,322 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 30,571 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 30,855 number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 31,153 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 31,444 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 31,699 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 31,954 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 32,162 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 32,354 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 32,566 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 32,838 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 33,229 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 33,719 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 34,248 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 34,747 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 35,130 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 35,448 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 35,641 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 35,763 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 35,875 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 36,054 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 36,353 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 36,711 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 37,106 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 37,511 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 37,886 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 38,278 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 38,675 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 39,045 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 39,352 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 39,557 number | +0.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 39,557 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 1.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Panama's 39,557 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,747 number | 23,422 number | 27,933 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,242 number | 28,290 number | 30,112 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,508 number | 30,322 number | 32,566 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,664 number | 32,838 number | 35,875 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,697 number | 36,054 number | 39,352 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,557 number | 39,557 number | 39,557 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Panama?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Panama was 39,557 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 39,557 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,422 number in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Panama ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.