Education spending in Panama
Government spending on education in Panama was equal to 2.5% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Panama, 2023
2.5%
Change from 2022
−0.9percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Panama over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Panama | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.5% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 3.4% in 2022.
- Since 2011, when it was 3.1%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Panama
All statistics for Panama
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
53.7%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.9%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
14.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
97.3%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
90.3%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
74.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS