Average age, primary education and below in Panama
Panama: Average age, primary education and below was 31.9 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Average age, primary education and below in Panama, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age, primary education and below in Panama is 31.9, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age, primary education and below in Panama peaked at 33.18 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.84, in 2014.
Panama ranks 68th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Average age, primary education and below in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.43 | — |
| 1995 | 29.25 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 29.69 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 30.26 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 30.54 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 30.86 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 30.39 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 30.06 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 30.27 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.59 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.93 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 31.14 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.25 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.13 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 31.92 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 32.02 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.27 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.34 | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 30.49 | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 24.84 | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 32.57 | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 32.58 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.18 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 33.05 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.9 | -3.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 31.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.93, 55% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Panama's 31.9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.61, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average age, primary education and below in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +31.2% | 24.84 | 32.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.03 | 29.25 | 30.54 | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.85 | 30.06 | 31.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.82 | 24.84 | 33.18 | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.9 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age, primary education and below in Panama?
- Average age, primary education and below in Panama was 31.9 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age, primary education and below recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 33.18 in 2017.
- What is the lowest average age, primary education and below recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.84 in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for average age, primary education and below?
- Panama ranks 68th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average age, primary education and below rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).