School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Panama

Panama: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 38,052 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
38,052 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
115th
of 202 countries
All-time high
38,052 number
in 2020
All-time low
23,239 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Panama, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Panama stood at 38,052 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Panama peaked at 38,052 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23,239 number, in 1970.

That places Panama 115th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Panama, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Panama, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 23,239 number —
1971 23,783 number +2.3%
1972 24,294 number +2.1%
1973 24,773 number +2.0%
1974 25,226 number +1.8%
1975 25,659 number +1.7%
1976 26,134 number +1.9%
1977 26,606 number +1.8%
1978 27,042 number +1.6%
1979 27,402 number +1.3%
1980 27,641 number +0.9%
1981 27,853 number +0.8%
1982 27,991 number +0.5%
1983 28,084 number +0.3%
1984 28,173 number +0.3%
1985 28,307 number +0.5%
1986 28,448 number +0.5%
1987 28,593 number +0.5%
1988 28,752 number +0.6%
1989 28,937 number +0.6%
1990 29,160 number +0.8%
1991 29,460 number +1.0%
1992 29,812 number +1.2%
1993 30,179 number +1.2%
1994 30,511 number +1.1%
1995 30,752 number +0.8%
1996 30,988 number +0.8%
1997 31,180 number +0.6%
1998 31,366 number +0.6%
1999 31,601 number +0.7%
2000 31,949 number +1.1%
2001 32,403 number +1.4%
2002 32,922 number +1.6%
2003 33,446 number +1.6%
2004 33,890 number +1.3%
2005 34,157 number +0.8%
2006 34,354 number +0.6%
2007 34,449 number +0.3%
2008 34,500 number +0.1%
2009 34,591 number +0.3%
2010 34,821 number +0.7%
2011 35,136 number +0.9%
2012 35,502 number +1.0%
2013 35,894 number +1.1%
2014 36,275 number +1.1%
2015 36,595 number +0.9%
2016 36,972 number +1.0%
2017 37,346 number +1.0%
2018 37,682 number +0.9%
2019 37,933 number +0.7%
2020 38,052 number +0.3%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 38,052 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 38,052 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25,416 number 23,239 number 27,402 number 10
1980s 28,278 number 27,641 number 28,937 number 10
1990s 30,501 number 29,160 number 31,601 number 10
2000s 33,666 number 31,949 number 34,591 number 10
2010s 36,416 number 34,821 number 37,933 number 10
2020s 38,052 number 38,052 number 38,052 number 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 112 Portugal 41,672 number compare
  2. 113 Austria 41,174 number compare
  3. 114 Oman 39,102 number compare
  4. 116 Mongolia 37,214 number compare
  5. 117 Gambia 35,146 number compare
  6. 118 Lebanon 35,094 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Panama?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Panama was 38,052 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 38,052 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 23,239 number in 1970.
How does Panama rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Panama ranks 115th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/