Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Panama
Panama: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 40.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Panama, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 40.9% for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Panama peaked at 46.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2013.
That places Panama 73rd out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.1% | 34.0% | 46.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 40.9% | 46.6% | 4 |
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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 share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Panama?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Panama was 40.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Panama ranks 73rd out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)