Unemployment with basic education in Panama
Panama: Unemployment with basic education was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Panama recorded 6.8% for unemployment with basic education in 2024.
The figure is up 34.0% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Panama peaked at 15.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2013.
Panama ranks 60th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 5.1% | 15.3% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Panama
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 37.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Panama?
- Unemployment with basic education in Panama was 6.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Panama ranks 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).