Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Panama
Panama: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Panama stood at 96.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Panama peaked at 101.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 1970.
That places Panama 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.1% | — |
| 1971 | 70.0% | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 73.7% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 78.9% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 81.1% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 84.1% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 96.9% | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 93.4% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 90.7% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 89.7% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 85.7% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 84.1% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 82.3% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 83.7% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 80.3% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 82.4% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 83.6% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 82.2% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 83.9% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 101.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +3.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 96.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 99% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Panama's 96.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.5% | 66.1% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.1% | 80.3% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 90.8% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 86.8% | 101.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 87.5% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More aid effectiveness data for Panama
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 40,042 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 7,099 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 608,378 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions -5.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland -31,719 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 816,527 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 774,820 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 277,565 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 98,832 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 194.10 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Panama?
- Primary completion rate, total in Panama was 96.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 101.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Panama ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.