Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Panama
Panama: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 91.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 91.9% for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Panama peaked at 99.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1970.
That places Panama 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.0% | — |
| 1971 | 82.8% | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 85.1% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 87.0% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 88.6% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 90.7% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 89.3% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 88.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 86.9% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 87.5% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 88.3% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 87.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 93.3% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 94.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 98.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.8% | 75.0% | 90.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 86.9% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 87.8% | 93.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 94.4% | 99.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 87.6% | 97.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 89.8% | 96.6% | 5 |
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, male in Panama?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Panama was 91.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Panama ranks 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release