School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Panama
Panama: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 37,866 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37,866
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
119th
of 222 countries
All-time high
40,028
in 2022
All-time low
24,056
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 37,866.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Panama peaked at 40,028 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24,056, in 1970.
Panama ranks 119th 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 | 24,056 | — |
| 1971 | 24,569 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 25,108 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 25,541 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 25,941 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 26,335 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 26,805 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 27,208 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 27,469 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 27,591 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 27,720 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 27,791 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 27,880 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 27,975 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 28,140 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 28,522 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 28,953 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 29,511 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 30,107 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 30,752 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 31,141 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 31,382 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 31,624 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 31,793 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 32,002 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 32,326 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 32,625 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 32,626 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32,845 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 33,125 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 33,428 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 33,772 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 34,155 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 34,510 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 34,860 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 35,160 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35,408 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 35,699 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 35,950 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 36,248 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36,807 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 36,789 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 36,966 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 37,336 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 37,747 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 38,030 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 38,398 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 39,133 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 39,428 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 39,605 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 39,823 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 39,959 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 40,028 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 39,830 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 39,285 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 37,866 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,062 | 24,056 | 27,591 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,735 | 27,720 | 30,752 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,149 | 31,141 | 33,125 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,919 | 33,428 | 36,248 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,024 | 36,789 | 39,605 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,465 | 37,866 | 40,028 | 6 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 37,866 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 40,028 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,056 in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Panama ranks 119th 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 0.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release