Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Panama
Panama: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 87.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
87.3%
Change on year
up 85.5%
World rank
84th
of 101 countries
All-time high
87.3%
in 2024
All-time low
47.1%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2019β2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Panama, 2019β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Panama stood at 87.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 85.5% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
That places Panama 84th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 47.1% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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 19,072 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Panama?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Panama was 87.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Panama ranks 84th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. 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 primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release