Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama

Panama: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
6.8%
Change on year
down 19.7%
World rank
51st
of 153 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 1999
All-time low
6.8%
in 2017
Years of data
17
1999–2017

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama, 1999–2017

0510151999200820171999: 12.7 %2000: 11.8 %2001: 11.4 %2002: 10.8 %2004: 10.9 %2005: 10.5 %2006: 10.1 %2007: 10.7 %2008: 10.5 %2009: 11.4 %2010: 9.5 %2011: 10.1 %2012: 8.9 %2013: 8.6 %2014: 7.9 %2015: 8.5 %2017: 6.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama stood at 6.8%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama peaked at 12.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2017.

Panama ranks 51st of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Panama, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 12.7%
2000 11.8% -7.2%
2001 11.4% -3.6%
2002 10.8% -5.0%
2004 10.9% +0.4%
2005 10.5% -3.0%
2006 10.1% -3.8%
2007 10.7% +5.8%
2008 10.5% -2.4%
2009 11.4% +8.7%
2010 9.5% -16.1%
2011 10.1% +5.5%
2012 8.9% -11.5%
2013 8.6% -4.1%
2014 7.9% -7.5%
2015 8.5% +6.9%
2017 6.8% -19.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 1
2000s 10.9% 10.1% 11.8% 9
2010s 8.6% 6.8% 10.1% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Panama was 6.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2017.
How does Panama rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Panama ranks 51st out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/