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

Panama: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 39,743 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
39,743 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
115th
of 202 countries
All-time high
39,743 number
in 2020
All-time low
24,085 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 39,743 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 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Panama peaked at 39,743 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24,085 number, in 1970.

Panama ranks 115th of 202 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) in Panama, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 24,085 number —
1971 24,645 number +2.3%
1972 25,168 number +2.1%
1973 25,655 number +1.9%
1974 26,112 number +1.8%
1975 26,545 number +1.7%
1976 27,051 number +1.9%
1977 27,548 number +1.8%
1978 28,011 number +1.7%
1979 28,401 number +1.4%
1980 28,677 number +1.0%
1981 28,927 number +0.9%
1982 29,105 number +0.6%
1983 29,237 number +0.5%
1984 29,363 number +0.4%
1985 29,531 number +0.6%
1986 29,736 number +0.7%
1987 29,946 number +0.7%
1988 30,163 number +0.7%
1989 30,382 number +0.7%
1990 30,594 number +0.7%
1991 30,866 number +0.9%
1992 31,163 number +1.0%
1993 31,468 number +1.0%
1994 31,749 number +0.9%
1995 31,975 number +0.7%
1996 32,207 number +0.7%
1997 32,409 number +0.6%
1998 32,612 number +0.6%
1999 32,861 number +0.8%
2000 33,206 number +1.0%
2001 33,672 number +1.4%
2002 34,206 number +1.6%
2003 34,746 number +1.6%
2004 35,203 number +1.3%
2005 35,477 number +0.8%
2006 35,709 number +0.7%
2007 35,844 number +0.4%
2008 35,937 number +0.3%
2009 36,068 number +0.4%
2010 36,336 number +0.7%
2011 36,691 number +1.0%
2012 37,092 number +1.1%
2013 37,516 number +1.1%
2014 37,923 number +1.1%
2015 38,262 number +0.9%
2016 38,650 number +1.0%
2017 39,029 number +1.0%
2018 39,365 number +0.9%
2019 39,617 number +0.6%
2020 39,743 number +0.3%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 39,743 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 39,743 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 26,322 number 24,085 number 28,401 number 10
1980s 29,507 number 28,677 number 30,382 number 10
1990s 31,790 number 30,594 number 32,861 number 10
2000s 35,007 number 33,206 number 36,068 number 10
2010s 38,048 number 36,336 number 39,617 number 10
2020s 39,743 number 39,743 number 39,743 number 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 112 Portugal 44,358 number compare
  2. 113 Austria 43,925 number compare
  3. 114 Oman 39,917 number compare
  4. 116 Mongolia 38,157 number compare
  5. 117 Costa Rica 36,558 number compare
  6. 118 Lebanon 36,355 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 39,743 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 39,743 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 24,085 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 9.4%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/