Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Panama
Panama: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 2.12 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Panama, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Panama stood at 2.12 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Panama peaked at 5.87 live births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.12 live births per woman, in 2023.
Panama ranks 105th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.71 live births per woman | 5.57 live births per woman | 5.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.68 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 5.87 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.51 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 5.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 live births per woman | 3.12 live births per woman | 3.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.89 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 live births per woman | 2.59 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 102 Bangladesh 2.16 live births per woman compare
- 103 Seychelles 2.13 live births per woman compare
- 104 Indonesia 2.13 live births per woman compare
- 106 Myanmar 2.12 live births per woman compare
- 107 Monaco 2.11 live births per woman compare
- 108 United States Virgin Islands 2.09 live births per woman compare
More education data for Panama
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Panama?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Panama was 2.12 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 live births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Panama ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.