Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Panama
Panama: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 66.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Panama, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 66.9% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.7% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Panama peaked at 96.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2022.
Panama ranks 136th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.4% | — |
| 1971 | 79.0% | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 77.7% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 77.5% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 76.5% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 78.7% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 82.2% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 79.0% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 76.7% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 75.4% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 80.1% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 76.4% | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 82.8% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 79.7% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 80.9% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 74.5% | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 81.3% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | -30.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.8% | 75.4% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.5% | 74.5% | 83.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 82.8% | 93.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 86.9% | 95.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 66.9% | 96.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Panama?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Panama was 66.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Panama ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release