Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Panama
Panama: Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education was 89.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
89.0%
Change on year
up 99.3%
World rank
77th
of 84 countries
All-time high
89.0%
in 2024
All-time low
44.7%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2019β2024
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Panama, 2019β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Panama stood at 89.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 99.3% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Panama ranks 77th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 44.7% | 89.0% | 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 schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Panama?
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Panama was 89.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education?
- Panama ranks 77th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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