School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama
Panama: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 219,802 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
219,802 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
122nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
219,802 number
in 2020
All-time low
110,540 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Panama recorded 219,802 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama peaked at 219,802 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 110,540 number, in 1970.
Panama ranks 122nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 110,540 number | — |
| 1971 | 114,233 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 117,928 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 121,644 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 125,408 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 129,171 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 132,575 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 135,853 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 139,031 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 142,106 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 145,102 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 148,133 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 151,248 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 154,376 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 157,462 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 160,371 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 162,780 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 164,613 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 166,049 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 167,324 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 168,577 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 169,749 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 170,951 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 172,162 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 173,306 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 174,409 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 175,844 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 177,522 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 179,370 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 181,344 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 183,328 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 185,023 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 186,446 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 187,686 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 188,795 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 189,945 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 191,834 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 194,349 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 197,246 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 200,295 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 203,199 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 205,586 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 207,158 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 208,182 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 209,002 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 209,921 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 211,506 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 213,575 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 215,851 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 217,975 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 219,802 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 126,849 number | 110,540 number | 142,106 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 157,746 number | 145,102 number | 167,324 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,323 number | 168,577 number | 181,344 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 190,495 number | 183,328 number | 200,295 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 210,196 number | 203,199 number | 217,975 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 219,802 number | 219,802 number | 219,802 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 119 Switzerland 245,606 number compare
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 229,082 number compare
- 121 Kuwait 227,778 number compare
- 123 Costa Rica 213,088 number compare
- 124 Mongolia 206,168 number compare
- 125 Denmark 201,403 number compare
More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama was 219,802 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 219,802 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,540 number in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.