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Start month of the academic school year in Panama

Panama: Start month of the academic school year was 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
in 2015
All-time low
2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
in 1997
Years of data
24
1997–2020

Start month of the academic school year in Panama, 1997–2020

01231997200820201997: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education1998: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education1999: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2000: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2001: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2002: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2003: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2004: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2005: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2006: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2007: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2008: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2009: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2010: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2011: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2012: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2013: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2014: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2015: 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2016: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2017: 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2018: 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2019: 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education2020: 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education.

Analysis

Panama recorded 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Panama peaked at 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education, in 1997.

That places Panama 162nd out of 211 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Start month of the academic school year in Panama, year by year

Year pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education Change
1997 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education —
1998 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
1999 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2000 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2001 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2002 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2003 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2004 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2005 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2006 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2007 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2008 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2009 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2010 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2011 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2012 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2013 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2014 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2015 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +50.0%
2016 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education -33.3%
2017 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2018 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +50.0%
2019 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%
2020 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 3
2000s 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 10
2010s 2.3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 10
2020s 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 162 Afghanistan 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education compare
  2. 162 Brazil 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education compare
  3. 162 Chile 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education compare
  4. 162 Republic of Korea 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education compare
  5. 162 Lesotho 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education compare
  6. 162 Uruguay 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is start month of the academic school year in Panama?
Start month of the academic school year in Panama was 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 3 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2015.
What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 2 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 1997.
How does Panama rank for start month of the academic school year?
Panama ranks 162nd out of 211 countries with data for 2020.
Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education)
Unit
pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,014 data points, 1995–2020
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Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/