Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Panama

Primary completion rate in Panama in 2024 — 96.2%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 111. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 30.15 pp.

2024 96.2% +2.92 pp vs 2023
World rank 52of 111
Period maximum 101.18%2012
Period minimum 66.05%1970

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Panama, 1970–20246070809010011019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 66.05%1971: 70.05%1972: 73.67%1973: 78.91%1974: 81.15%1975: 84.14%1976: 96.94%1977: 93.43%1978: 90.65%1979: 89.72%1980: 85.69%1981: 84.08%1982: 82.34%1983: 83.74%1984: 80.31%1985: 82.39%1986: 82.77%1987: 83.59%1988: 82.25%1989: 83.9%1999: 89.26%2000: 91.55%2001: 91.32%2002: 91.43%2004: 92.76%2005: 92.67%2006: 90.85%2007: 95.54%2008: 99.08%2009: 99.33%2010: 95.22%2011: 99.37%2012: 101.18%2013: 99.8%2014: 96.73%2017: 90.26%2019: 86.78%2020: 87.48%2021: 95.24%2022: 93.05%2023: 93.28%2024: 96.2%
Change over the period: +30.15 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Panama 96.2%
World 88.02%
Central America computed 97.24%
Primary completion rate — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.2 +2.92 pp
2023 93.28 +0.23 pp
2022 93.05 −2.19 pp
2021 95.24 +7.76 pp
2020 87.48 +0.7 pp
2019 86.78
2017 90.26
2014 96.73 −3.07 pp
2013 99.8 −1.38 pp
2012 101.18 +1.82 pp
2011 99.37 +4.15 pp
2010 95.22 −4.11 pp
2009 99.33 +0.25 pp
2008 99.08 +3.54 pp
2007 95.54 +4.69 pp
2006 90.85 −1.82 pp
2005 92.67 −0.09 pp
2004 92.76
2002 91.43 +0.11 pp
2001 91.32 −0.23 pp
2000 91.55 +2.29 pp
1999 89.26
1989 83.9 +1.65 pp
1988 82.25 −1.34 pp
1987 83.59 +0.82 pp
1986 82.77 +0.38 pp
1985 82.39 +2.08 pp
1984 80.31 −3.42 pp
1983 83.74 +1.39 pp
1982 82.34 −1.74 pp
1981 84.08 −1.61 pp
1980 85.69 −4.04 pp
1979 89.72 −0.93 pp
1978 90.65 −2.78 pp
1977 93.43 −3.51 pp
1976 96.94 +12.79 pp
1975 84.14 +3 pp
1974 81.15 +2.23 pp
1973 78.91 +5.24 pp
1972 73.67 +3.63 pp
1971 70.05 +3.99 pp
1970 66.05

Central America, 2024

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

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

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