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: Girls

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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 97.1%
2022 97.5%
2021 98.0%
2019 98.3%
2018 97.2%
2017 97.0%
2016 97.1%
2015 95.7%
2014 96.0%
2013 95.5%
2011 93.6%
2010 93.1%
2009 94.0%
2008 93.8%
2007 94.1%
2006 92.7%
2005 93.7%
2004 94.3%
2003 92.0%
2002 91.3%
2001 90.0%
2000 94.1%

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