Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP in Panama

Panama: Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP was 0.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
0.7%
World rank
130th
of 152 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2000
All-time low
0.7%
in 2011
Years of data
29
1970–2011

Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP in Panama, 1970–2011

00.511.51970199020111970: 1.1 %1971: 0.889 %1972: 1.1 %1973: 0.867 %1974: 1 %1975: 0.993 %1976: 0.869 %1977: 0.893 %1978: 0.792 %1979: 0.93 %1980: 0.767 %1981: 0.73 %1982: 0.826 %1983: 0.859 %1984: 0.879 %1985: 0.908 %1986: 0.888 %1987: 1 %1994: 0.763 %1995: 0.833 %1996: 0.821 %1997: 0.856 %1999: 1.4 %2000: 1.6 %2001: 1.1 %2002: 1.2 %2004: 0.929 %2007: 1.1 %2011: 0.708 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.7% for government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in Panama peaked at 1.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2011.

That places Panama 130th out of 152 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP (%) in Panama, 1970 to 2011.
Year % Change
1970 1.1%
1971 0.9% -16.9%
1972 1.1% +19.3%
1973 0.9% -18.2%
1974 1.0% +20.4%
1975 1.0% -5.0%
1976 0.9% -12.5%
1977 0.9% +2.8%
1978 0.8% -11.3%
1979 0.9% +17.3%
1980 0.8% -17.5%
1981 0.7% -4.8%
1982 0.8% +13.2%
1983 0.9% +4.0%
1984 0.9% +2.4%
1985 0.9% +3.3%
1986 0.9% -2.3%
1987 1.0% +14.8%
1994 0.8% -25.2%
1995 0.8% +9.2%
1996 0.8% -1.4%
1997 0.9% +4.3%
1999 1.4% +67.4%
2000 1.6% +12.6%
2001 1.1% -32.8%
2002 1.2% +13.0%
2004 0.9% -24.2%
2007 1.1% +17.8%
2011 0.7% -35.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9% 0.8% 1.1% 10
1980s 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 8
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 1.4% 5
2000s 1.2% 0.9% 1.6% 5
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 127 Ecuador 0.7% compare
  2. 128 Myanmar 0.7% compare
  3. 129 Gambia 0.7% compare
  4. 131 China 0.7% compare
  5. 132 Comoros 0.7% compare
  6. 133 Bermuda 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in Panama?
Government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in Panama was 0.7% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
How does Panama rank for government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp?
Panama ranks 130th out of 152 countries with data for 2011.
Is government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 2,921 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. A higher percentage of GDP spent on education shows a higher government priority for education, but also a higher capacity of the government to raise revenues for public spending, in relation to the size of the country's economy. When interpreting this indicator however, one should keep in mind in some countries, the private sector and/or households may fund a higher proportion of total funding for education, thus making government expenditure appear lower than in other countries. Limitations: In some instances data on total public expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/