School enrollment, primary, male in Panama
Panama: School enrollment, primary, male was 86.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, male in Panama stood at 86.6%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Panama peaked at 98.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 1970.
That places Panama 122nd out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.5% | 74.0% | 90.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 84.5% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 86.4% | 93.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 94.7% | 98.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 86.6% | 96.3% | 7 |
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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, male in Panama?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Panama was 86.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Panama ranks 122nd out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.