Education in Panama 158 indicators covering education for Panama. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 72.3% 2022 down 23.1% 137th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 108 2024 down 15.6% 114th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 134 2024 down 2.2% 113th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 258 2024 down 24.6% 109th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 419 2024 down 11.4% 108th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 91.4% 2017 down 16.8% 162nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 91.6% 2017 down 18.0% 157th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 34.3% 117th Number of adults with no formal education by region 12,200 people 2100 down 35.8% 117th Population by level of education 2.72 million people 2100 up 5.4% 117th Repeaters, primary, female 2.5% 2017 down 42.1% 76th Repeaters, primary, male 3.8% 2017 down 42.0% 71st School enrollment, secondary, private 16.1% 2016 up 3.8% 78th School enrollment, primary 86.2% 2017 down 12.0% 143rd Trained teachers in primary education 99.2% 2017 up 9.3% 49th Over-age students, primary 8.6% 2017 down 3.9% 73rd Secondary education, teachers 59.2% 2017 up 1.3% 101st School enrollment, primary, female 85.9% 2017 down 12.0% 125th School enrollment, primary, male 86.6% 2017 down 12.3% 122nd Over-age students, primary, male 9.2% 2017 down 6.9% 76th Over-age students, primary, female 7.9% 2017 up 0.2% 74th Compulsory education, duration 11 years 2025 unchanged 62nd Progression to secondary school 99.2% 2016 up 0.3% 49th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 86.8% 2017 down 12.1% 144th Trained teachers in primary education, female 99.2% 2017 up 10.2% 50th Trained teachers in primary education, male 99.5% 2017 up 6.5% 42nd Primary education, pupils 48.4% 2017 up 0.3% 120th Tertiary education, academic staff 50.0% 2023 up 8.6% 51st Persistence to grade 5, female 72.5% 2022 down 19.8% 127th Persistence to grade 5, male 72.2% 2022 down 17.3% 124th School enrollment, secondary 63.8% 2017 up 0.8% 109th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st School enrollment, secondary, female 65.9% 2017 down 0.2% 106th School enrollment, secondary, male 61.7% 2017 up 1.8% 105th Progression to secondary school, female 98.3% 2016 up 0.6% 67th Expenditure on tertiary education 22.2% 2011 down 15.9% 63rd Literacy rate, youth female 99.4% 2024 up 1.9% 28th Children out of school, primary 35,837 2024 up 4.8% 75th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 86.5% 2017 down 12.0% 127th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 87.1% 2017 down 12.3% 125th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.998 GPI 2024 up 0.6% 58th Literacy rate, youth male 99.6% 2024 up 1.2% 21st Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 21.96 2017 down 10.5% 84th Literacy rate, youth total 99.2% 2024 up 1.2% 26th Expenditure on secondary education 22.4% 2011 down 15.0% 124th Expenditure on primary education 23.5% 2011 down 29.7% 118th Secondary education, pupils 50.5% 2017 down 0.7% 50th Children out of school, primary, female 16,435 2024 down 0.6% 85th Children out of school, primary, male 19,402 2024 up 9.8% 79th Literacy rate, adult total 96.2% 2024 up 2.3% 30th Literacy rate, adult male 97.1% 2024 up 2.5% 30th Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2017 up 144.0% 1st Trained teachers in secondary education 95.7% 2014 up 14.7% 47th Adolescents out of school 20.4% 2023 up 175.7% 43rd Current education expenditure, primary 89.1% 2013 down 1.9% 96th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2017 up 132.2% 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, female 96.0% 2014 up 10.6% 43rd Trained teachers in secondary education, male 95.2% 2014 up 20.6% 45th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.58 2017 down 12.2% 108th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →