Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Panama
Panama: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 91.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
91.1
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
25th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.94
in 2006
All-time low
75.1
in 1970
Years of data
41
1970–2023
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.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.1 | — |
| 1971 | 82.89 | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 85.15 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 86.94 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 88.4 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 88.18 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 90.75 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 89.68 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 89.02 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 88.14 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 87.59 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 86.86 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 87 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 87.84 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 87.92 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 88.67 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 87.48 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 88.39 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 87.76 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 93.16 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 94.45 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 96.02 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 98.36 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 99.88 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 99.5 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.94 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.9 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.47 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.73 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 97.12 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.89 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 95.11 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 93.49 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 91.31 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 89.91 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.33 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 89.09 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 89.77 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 96.53 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 96.96 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.1 | -6.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 91.1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Panama's 91.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.19, 97% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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