School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Panama
Panama: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 27.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Panama, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Panama stood at 27.0%.
The figure is down 56.9% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Panama peaked at 73.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1970.
Panama ranks 160th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.6% | — |
| 1971 | 16.0% | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 18.7% | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 20.3% | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 22.2% | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 23.7% | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 23.6% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 24.3% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 28.5% | +17.2% |
| 1979 | 33.5% | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 39.8% | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 43.2% | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 45.1% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 46.0% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 50.7% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 56.4% | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 55.7% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 51.4% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 55.6% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 57.7% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 66.3% | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 73.2% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | -48.2% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -56.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -56.9% | 62.6% | 27.0% |
| 1999 | -48.2% | 73.2% | 37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.6% | 14.6% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 32.2% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.9% | 37.9% | 73.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 43.5% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 45.9% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 157 Rwanda 28.2% compare
- 158 East Timor 27.9% compare
- 159 Oman 27.4% compare
- 161 Jordan 26.6% compare
- 162 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.5% compare
- 163 Sierra Leone 25.0% compare
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Panama?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Panama was 27.0% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Panama ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.