Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Panama

Panama: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 41,533 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
41,533 number
Change on year
up 30.9%
World rank
50th
of 148 countries
All-time high
41,533 number
in 2017
All-time low
17,074 number
in 2002
Years of data
14
1999–2017

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Panama, 1999–2017

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1999200820171999: 31.7k number2000: 27.8k number2001: 22.7k number2002: 17.1k number2004: 17.1k number2005: 20.7k number2008: 17.9k number2009: 21.2k number2010: 18.6k number2011: 21.4k number2013: 22.1k number2014: 30.1k number2015: 31.7k number2017: 41.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Panama recorded 41,533 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 30.9% on the previous year and up 132.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Panama peaked at 41,533 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17,074 number, in 2002.

Panama ranks 50th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Panama, 1999 to 2017.
Year number Change
1999 31,705 number
2000 27,830 number -12.2%
2001 22,731 number -18.3%
2002 17,074 number -24.9%
2004 17,129 number +0.3%
2005 20,679 number +20.7%
2008 17,877 number -13.5%
2009 21,226 number +18.7%
2010 18,636 number -12.2%
2011 21,426 number +15.0%
2013 22,145 number +3.4%
2014 30,145 number +36.1%
2015 31,740 number +5.3%
2017 41,533 number +30.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31,705 number 31,705 number 31,705 number 1
2000s 20,649 number 17,074 number 27,830 number 7
2010s 27,604 number 18,636 number 41,533 number 6

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 47 Tajikistan 47,560 number compare
  2. 48 Uzbekistan 46,229 number compare
  3. 49 Egypt 41,660 number compare
  4. 51 Spain 40,830 number compare
  5. 52 Peru 37,593 number compare
  6. 53 Poland 37,012 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Panama?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Panama was 41,533 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 41,533 number in 2017.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 17,074 number in 2002.
How does Panama rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Panama ranks 50th out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 132.3%. 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 Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/