Start month of the academic school year in Panama
Panama: Start month of the academic school year was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 215 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 166th out of 215 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 of the academic school year 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% |
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 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 166th out of 215 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