School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Panama
Panama: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 428,460 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Panama, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Panama is 428,460, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Panama peaked at 464,873 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 428,460, in 2025.
That places Panama 108th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 449,921 | — |
| 2014 | 453,999 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 457,642 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 461,022 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 463,783 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 464,873 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 464,401 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 460,858 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 454,372 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 447,137 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 440,074 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 433,385 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 428,460 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 459,377 | 449,921 | 464,873 | 7 |
| 2020s | 444,048 | 428,460 | 460,858 | 6 |
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More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Panama?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Panama was 428,460 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 464,873 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,460 in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release