Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Panama

Children out of school in Panama in 2024 — 35,837 people. Ranked 79 in the world out of 120. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 43.3%.

2024 35,837 people −13.37% vs 2023
World rank 79of 120
Period maximum 63,234 people1970
Period minimum 244 people2006

Trend over time

1970–2024 · people

Children out of school — Panama, 1970–2024020,00040,00060,00080,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 63,234 people1971: 44,891 people1972: 40,180 people1973: 36,315 people1975: 33,788 people1976: 35,083 people1978: 28,442 people1979: 32,223 people1980: 34,701 people1981: 37,892 people1982: 39,992 people1983: 42,609 people1984: 42,337 people1985: 39,763 people1986: 39,700 people1987: 37,516 people1988: 41,874 people1989: 39,310 people1990: 42,108 people1999: 25,960 people2000: 21,214 people2001: 15,338 people2002: 6,361 people2004: 476 people2005: 2,000 people2006: 244 people2007: 390 people2008: 2,172 people2009: 13,503 people2010: 12,001 people2011: 17,273 people2012: 20,906 people2013: 25,120 people2014: 34,200 people2015: 43,797 people2017: 55,869 people2019: 54,425 people2020: 44,539 people2021: 15,870 people2022: 14,057 people2023: 41,370 people2024: 35,837 people
Change over the period: −27,397 (−43.33%) Average annual rate: -1.05 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 35,837 people
Central America computed 712,483 people
Children out of school — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 35,837 −5,533 −13.37%
2023 41,370 +27,313 +194.3%
2022 14,057 −1,813 −11.42%
2021 15,870 −28,669 −64.37%
2020 44,539 −9,886 −18.16%
2019 54,425
2017 55,869
2015 43,797 +9,597 +28.06%
2014 34,200 +9,080 +36.15%
2013 25,120 +4,214 +20.16%
2012 20,906 +3,633 +21.03%
2011 17,273 +5,272 +43.93%
2010 12,001 −1,502 −11.12%
2009 13,503 +11,331 +521.69%
2008 2,172 +1,782 +456.92%
2007 390 +146 +59.84%
2006 244 −1,756 −87.8%
2005 2,000 +1,524 +320.17%
2004 476
2002 6,361 −8,977 −58.53%
2001 15,338 −5,876 −27.7%
2000 21,214 −4,746 −18.28%
1999 25,960
1990 42,108 +2,798 +7.12%
1989 39,310 −2,564 −6.12%
1988 41,874 +4,358 +11.62%
1987 37,516 −2,184 −5.5%
1986 39,700 −63 −0.16%
1985 39,763 −2,574 −6.08%
1984 42,337 −272 −0.64%
1983 42,609 +2,617 +6.54%
1982 39,992 +2,100 +5.54%
1981 37,892 +3,191 +9.2%
1980 34,701 +2,478 +7.69%
1979 32,223 +3,781 +13.29%
1978 28,442
1976 35,083 +1,295 +3.83%
1975 33,788
1973 36,315 −3,865 −9.62%
1972 40,180 −4,711 −10.49%
1971 44,891 −18,343 −29.01%
1970 63,234

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.