Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Panama
Panama: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 66.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Panama, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Panama stood at 66.5%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Panama peaked at 95.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2022.
That places Panama 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.8% | — |
| 1971 | 76.6% | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 75.8% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 73.7% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 76.6% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 72.3% | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 79.2% | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 76.1% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 71.9% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 70.1% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 70.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 76.0% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 72.5% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 79.9% | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 76.6% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 79.9% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 78.8% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 69.8% | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 76.3% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 89.8% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | -30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.8% | 70.1% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 69.8% | 79.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 89.8% | 89.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 82.1% | 93.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 85.1% | 92.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 66.5% | 95.6% | 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, male in Panama?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Panama was 66.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Panama ranks 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release