Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Panama
Panama: Proportion of schools with no drinking water service was 16.41 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Panama recorded 16.41 for proportion of schools with no drinking water service in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Panama peaked at 28.57 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.41, in 2023.
Panama ranks 51st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.57 | — |
| 2001 | 28.57 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.57 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.57 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28.57 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.93 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 27.29 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 26.65 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 26.01 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 25.37 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 24.73 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 24.09 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 23.45 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.81 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 22.17 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 21.53 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 20.89 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 20.25 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 19.61 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 18.97 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 18.33 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.69 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 17.05 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 16.41 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.61 | 25.37 | 28.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.85 | 18.97 | 24.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.37 | 16.41 | 18.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 no drinking water service in Panama?
- Proportion of schools with no drinking water service in Panama was 16.41 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 28.57 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with no drinking water service recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.41 in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of schools with no drinking water service?
- Panama ranks 51st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with no drinking water service rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 no drinking water service (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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