School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Panama
Panama: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 283,479 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Panama, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Panama recorded 283,479 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Panama peaked at 310,578 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 228,631, in 2013.
Panama ranks 48th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 228,631 | — |
| 2014 | 230,674 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 231,699 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 309,424 | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 310,262 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 310,578 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 309,470 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 305,324 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 298,657 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 291,835 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 286,202 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 283,319 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 283,479 | +0.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 283,479 is above the median for high income countries, which is 142,576, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Panama's 283,479 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 208,407, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +33.5% | 231,699 | 309,424 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 275,820 | 228,631 | 310,578 | 7 |
| 2020s | 291,469 | 283,319 | 305,324 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 educational development in Panama?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Panama was 283,479 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 310,578 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,631 in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Panama ranks 48th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release