Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Panama
Panama: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 85.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.2%
Change on year
up 191.3%
World rank
87th
of 96 countries
All-time high
85.2%
in 2024
All-time low
29.3%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Panama, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 85.2% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 191.3% on the previous year and up 129.3% over ten years.
That places Panama 87th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 29.3% | 85.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Panama?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Panama was 85.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Panama ranks 87th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.3%. 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 Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release