Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Panama
Panama: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 61.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Panama, 1980–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Panama stood at 61.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Panama peaked at 61.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1980.
That places Panama 11th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47.1% | — |
| 1990 | 52.3% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.1% | 47.1% | 47.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 54.8% | 54.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 55.5% | 61.4% | 2 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 230,778 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0511 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Panama?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Panama was 61.4% 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 61.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Panama ranks 11th 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 up 10.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.