Primary completion (UIS) in Panama

In Panama, 97.3% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2023.

Measure: Completion rate, primary education Unit: % of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: UNESCO UIS
Panama, 2023 97.3% % of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
Change from 2022 −0.1percentage points 2022: 97.4%

Primary completion (UIS) in Panama over time

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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, primary education (% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age), 2000 to 2023
Period Panama
2023 97.3%
2022 97.4%
2021 96.9%
2019 97.4%
2018 96.6%
2017 96.7%
2016 96.6%
2015 95.2%
2014 95.3%
2013 94.8%
2011 92.5%
2010 92.2%
2009 93.1%
2008 92.5%
2007 93.0%
2006 91.9%
2005 92.1%
2004 93.1%
2003 91.7%
2002 90.1%
2001 89.0%
2000 92.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 97.4% in 2022.
  • Since 2011, when it was 92.5%, the figure has changed by +4.8 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.1 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Panama
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org