Panama's adult literacy rose from 88.1 % in 1980 to 96.2 % in 2024.
Panama's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 99.4 % in 1992 to 96.9 % in 2024.
Panama · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Panama's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 96.1 % in 1980 to 99.2 % in 2024.
Panama's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 59.5 % in 1984 to 76.6 % in 2017.
Panama's tertiary enrolment rose from 20.3 % in 1989 to 53.7 % in 2023.
Panama's children out of school, primary fell from 42,337 in 1984 to 35,837 in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +2.9 pts52nd of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −1.5 pts59th of 73
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −3.2 pts55th of 74
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs100th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.4 yrs58th of 145
- Learning povertyup +9.7 pts24th of 41*
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- Education spendingdown −0.9 pts97th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +4.8 pts36th of 99
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +2.4 %84th of 135
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