Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary in Panama
Panama: Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 221 countries
All-time high
7
in 2020
All-time low
2
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Panama, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Panama recorded 3 for start month of the academic school year in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Panama peaked at 7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1997.
That places Panama 169th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9, 33% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Panama's 3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 38% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 start month of the academic school year in Panama?
- Start month of the academic school year in Panama was 3 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Panama ranks 169th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release