Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Panama
Panama: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 3,838 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Panama, 1980–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Panama stood at 3,838 number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Panama peaked at 13,126 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,838 number, in 2018.
That places Panama 61st out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7,415 number | — |
| 1990 | 13,126 number | +77.0% |
| 2000 | 12,357 number | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 8,273 number | -33.1% |
| 2018 | 3,838 number | -53.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,415 number | 7,415 number | 7,415 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 13,126 number | 13,126 number | 13,126 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,357 number | 12,357 number | 12,357 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 6,056 number | 3,838 number | 8,273 number | 2 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Panama?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Panama was 3,838 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 13,126 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,838 number in 2018.
- How does Panama rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Panama ranks 61st out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.