Youth not in education employment training in Panama
Panama: Youth not in education employment training was 15.14 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth not in education employment training in Panama, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 15.14 for youth not in education employment training in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Panama peaked at 23.53 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.14, in 2023.
That places Panama 54th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Youth not in education employment training in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.53 | — |
| 2006 | 22.18 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 19.77 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 22.04 | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 20.08 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 20.89 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 21.03 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.59 | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 16.98 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.76 | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 18.45 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.09 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 17.2 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.38 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 16.68 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 18.74 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 19.3 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 17.56 | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 15.14 | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.52 | 19.77 | 23.53 | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.11 | 16.38 | 21.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.68 | 15.14 | 19.3 | 4 |
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 youth not in education employment training in Panama?
- Youth not in education employment training in Panama was 15.14 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 23.53 in 2003.
- What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.14 in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for youth not in education employment training?
- Panama ranks 54th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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