Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Panama
Panama: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 85.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Panama, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Panama is 85.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Panama peaked at 85.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2023.
That places Panama 109th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 83.3% | — |
| 2019 | 82.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.2% | 83.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 72.7% | 85.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Panama?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Panama was 85.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Panama ranks 109th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release