Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama
Panama: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 24.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama is 24.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama peaked at 71.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2023.
Panama ranks 94th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.2% | 27.4% | 71.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.2% | 27.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Panama was 24.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Panama ranks 94th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%)