Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama
Panama: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water was 82.9% in 2024. β Volatile
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama stood at 82.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 242.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama peaked at 82.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2023.
Panama ranks 91st of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.2% | 27.4% | 71.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 24.2% | 82.9% | 4 |
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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 primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama was 82.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Panama ranks 91st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary 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