Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Panama
Panama: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 91.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Panama, 1970–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: primary education in Panama is 91.1, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Panama peaked at 99.94 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 75.1, in 1970.
That places Panama 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.89 | 75.1 | 90.75 | 8 |
| 1980s | 87.89 | 86.86 | 89.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.46 | 87.76 | 93.16 | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.25 | 94.45 | 99.94 | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.41 | 87.33 | 97.12 | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.59 | 89.77 | 96.96 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: primary education in Panama?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Panama was 91.1 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.94 in 2006.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1 in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Panama ranks 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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