Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Panama
Panama: Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services was 23.9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Panama, 2013–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Panama recorded 23.9 for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Panama peaked at 60.52 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.9, in 2023.
That places Panama 14th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 57.97 | — |
| 2014 | 58.61 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 59.24 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.88 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 60.52 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 54.42 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 48.32 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 42.21 | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 36.11 | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 30 | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 23.9 | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.99 | 48.32 | 60.52 | 7 |
| 2020s | 33.06 | 23.9 | 42.21 | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Panama?
- Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services in Panama was 23.9 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 60.52 in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with limited drinking water services recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9 in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of schools with limited drinking water services?
- Panama ranks 14th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with limited drinking water services rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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