Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Panama

Panama: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 9,886 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
9,886 number
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
47th
of 132 countries
All-time high
14,140 number
in 1999
All-time low
6,136 number
in 2007
Years of data
18
1999–2017

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Panama, 1999–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k1999200820171999: 14.1k number2000: 10.8k number2001: 8.9k number2002: 8.0k number2004: 9.9k number2005: 7.7k number2006: 6.2k number2007: 6.1k number2008: 7.0k number2009: 9.8k number2010: 8.4k number2011: 8.6k number2012: 7.3k number2013: 7.2k number2014: 7.9k number2015: 8.3k number2016: 10.8k number2017: 9.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Panama stood at 9,886 number.

That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Panama peaked at 14,140 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6,136 number, in 2007.

That places Panama 47th out of 132 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Panama, 1999 to 2017.
Year number Change
1999 14,140 number
2000 10,841 number -23.3%
2001 8,901 number -17.9%
2002 7,984 number -10.3%
2004 9,947 number +24.6%
2005 7,727 number -22.3%
2006 6,163 number -20.2%
2007 6,136 number -0.4%
2008 7,028 number +14.5%
2009 9,843 number +40.1%
2010 8,399 number -14.7%
2011 8,619 number +2.6%
2012 7,319 number -15.1%
2013 7,218 number -1.4%
2014 7,852 number +8.8%
2015 8,281 number +5.5%
2016 10,764 number +30.0%
2017 9,886 number -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,140 number 14,140 number 14,140 number 1
2000s 8,286 number 6,136 number 10,841 number 9
2010s 8,542 number 7,218 number 10,764 number 8

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12,336 number compare
  2. 45 El Salvador 10,886 number compare
  3. 46 Chile 10,400 number compare
  4. 48 Argentina 9,406 number compare
  5. 49 Poland 8,990 number compare
  6. 50 Djibouti 8,549 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Panama?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Panama was 9,886 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 14,140 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 6,136 number in 2007.
How does Panama rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Panama ranks 47th out of 132 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/