School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Panama
Panama: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9892 GPI in 2021. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Panama, 1970–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.9892 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Panama peaked at 0.9892 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9483 GPI, in 1984.
Panama ranks 109th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9586 GPI | 0.9534 GPI | 0.9641 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9568 GPI | 0.9483 GPI | 0.9667 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9645 GPI | 0.9629 GPI | 0.9661 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9664 GPI | 0.9651 GPI | 0.968 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9764 GPI | 0.9638 GPI | 0.9863 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9892 GPI | 0.9891 GPI | 0.9892 GPI | 2 |
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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 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (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, female 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.29 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Panama?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Panama was 0.9892 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9892 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9483 GPI in 1984.
- How does Panama rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Panama ranks 109th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.