Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Panama

Panama: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes was 90.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
90.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 30 countries
All-time high
90.3%
in 2018
All-time low
71.7%
in 2001
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2018

0204060801002000200920182000: 84.5 %2001: 71.7 %2002: 76.7 %2003: 77.9 %2004: 85.1 %2005: 81 %2006: 82.3 %2007: 80.1 %2008: 83.2 %2009: 84.2 %2011: 82.3 %2013: 88.4 %2014: 87.3 %2015: 87.7 %2016: 86.8 %2017: 90.3 %2018: 90.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Panama stood at 90.3%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Panama peaked at 90.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 2001.

Panama ranks 12th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.7% 71.7% 85.1% 10
2010s 87.6% 82.3% 90.3% 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 9 Dominican Republic 91.8% compare
  2. 10 Brazil 91.7% compare
  3. 11 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 91.1% compare
  4. 13 Paraguay 89.4% compare
  5. 14 Colombia 87.2% compare
  6. 15 El Salvador 83.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Panama?
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Panama was 90.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 2001.
How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes?
Panama ranks 12th out of 30 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 314 data points, 1999–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/