Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Panama
Panama: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 25.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Panama stood at 25.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Panama peaked at 43.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2007.
That places Panama 34th 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 rate for children one year younger than official in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.0% | — |
| 2000 | 32.6% | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -9.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 25.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 5.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 25.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 3.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 17.1% | 32.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.2% | 27.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
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- 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 one year younger than official in Panama?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Panama was 25.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2007.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Panama ranks 34th out of 132 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/