Primary education, pupils in Panama
Panama: Primary education, pupils was 451,308 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Panama recorded 451,308 for primary education, pupils in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Panama peaked at 469,149 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 255,287, in 1970.
That places Panama 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 319,392 | 255,287 | 343,455 | 10 |
| 1980s | 340,962 | 335,239 | 350,277 | 10 |
| 1990s | 362,026 | 350,104 | 393,030 | 8 |
| 2000s | 427,731 | 400,408 | 446,176 | 10 |
| 2010s | 427,136 | 408,961 | 439,746 | 9 |
| 2020s | 451,700 | 433,047 | 469,149 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Panama?
- Primary education, pupils in Panama was 451,308 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 469,149 in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,287 in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for primary education, pupils?
- Panama ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.