School enrollment, preprimary, female in Panama
Panama: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 27.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Panama, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in Panama is 27.4%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 56.6% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Panama peaked at 68.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1970.
That places Panama 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.2% | 15.2% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 32.8% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 38.1% | 51.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 43.7% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 46.2% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.29 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 41.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Panama?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Panama was 27.4% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Panama ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.