School age population, primary education, both sexes in Panama
Panama: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 456,278 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Panama, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Panama recorded 456,278 number for school age population, primary 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 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Panama peaked at 456,278 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 256,614 number, in 1970.
Panama ranks 112th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 256,614 number | — |
| 1971 | 263,856 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 270,919 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 277,687 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 284,061 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 290,000 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 295,904 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 301,938 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 307,984 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 313,867 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 319,348 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 324,588 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 329,078 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 332,765 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 335,623 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 337,812 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 340,061 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 342,233 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 344,353 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 346,484 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 348,682 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 351,038 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 353,805 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 356,959 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 360,411 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 363,949 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 367,714 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 371,034 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 373,923 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 376,478 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 378,930 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 381,935 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 385,807 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 390,471 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 395,759 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 401,223 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 406,677 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 411,093 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 414,433 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 416,743 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 418,365 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 420,632 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 423,344 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 426,564 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 430,358 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 434,605 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 439,167 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 443,765 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 448,297 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 452,567 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 456,278 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 286,283 number | 256,614 number | 313,867 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 335,234 number | 319,348 number | 346,484 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 362,399 number | 348,682 number | 376,478 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 398,307 number | 378,930 number | 416,743 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 433,766 number | 418,365 number | 452,567 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 456,278 number | 456,278 number | 456,278 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Panama?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Panama was 456,278 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 456,278 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 256,614 number in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.