School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Panama
Panama: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 35,860 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
35,860
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
120th
of 222 countries
All-time high
37,907
in 2021
All-time low
23,433
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Panama, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Panama stood at 35,860.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Panama peaked at 37,907 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23,433, in 1970.
Panama ranks 120th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,433 | — |
| 1971 | 23,913 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 24,407 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 24,788 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 25,129 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 25,491 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 25,955 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 26,335 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 26,560 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 26,647 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 26,754 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 26,791 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 26,848 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 26,923 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 27,069 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 27,434 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 27,831 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 28,344 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 28,910 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 29,499 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 29,857 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 30,066 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 30,259 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 30,410 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 30,597 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 30,935 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 31,262 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 31,270 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 31,480 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 31,728 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 31,996 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 32,293 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 32,617 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 32,936 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 33,260 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 33,542 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 33,793 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 34,061 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 34,308 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 34,603 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 35,148 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 35,146 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 35,325 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 35,704 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 36,116 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 36,370 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 36,717 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 37,389 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 37,615 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 37,695 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37,853 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 37,907 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 37,828 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 37,645 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 37,137 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 35,860 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,266 | 23,433 | 26,647 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,640 | 26,754 | 29,499 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,786 | 29,857 | 31,728 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,341 | 31,996 | 34,603 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,322 | 35,146 | 37,695 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,372 | 35,860 | 37,907 | 6 |
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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, one year before the official primary entry in Panama?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Panama was 35,860 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 37,907 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,433 in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Panama ranks 120th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release