Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Panama
Panama: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 2,413 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Panama, 1980–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Panama is 2,413 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Panama peaked at 11,952 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,413 number, in 2018.
That places Panama 66th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8,322 number | — |
| 1990 | 11,952 number | +43.6% |
| 2000 | 10,180 number | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 6,627 number | -34.9% |
| 2018 | 2,413 number | -63.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,322 number | 8,322 number | 8,322 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 11,952 number | 11,952 number | 11,952 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 10,180 number | 10,180 number | 10,180 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,520 number | 2,413 number | 6,627 number | 2 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 157,881 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Panama?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Panama was 2,413 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 11,952 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,413 number in 2018.
- How does Panama rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Panama ranks 66th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.