Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Panama
Panama: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 96.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Panama is 96.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Panama peaked at 115.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2019.
Panama ranks 146th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111.5% | 100.5% | 115.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.3% | 103.2% | 106.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 98.2% | 103.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 107.7% | 104.7% | 109.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 93.3% | 105.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 95.2% | 101.6% | 5 |
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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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Panama?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Panama was 96.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 115.2% in 1974.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Panama ranks 146th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.