Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Panama
Panama: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 12.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 12.9% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 142.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Panama peaked at 12.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2010.
Panama ranks 27th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.2% | — |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +35.2% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.3% | 9.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.1% | 12.9% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Panama?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Panama was 12.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Panama ranks 27th out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.7%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/