Panama: Children out of school, primary, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Panama's children out of school, primary, female fell 15.4% on 2023 (from 19,429 to 16,435).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2023), the average change was +17.3% and a typical year strayed about 82% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 377.6% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 62.9% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 30% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Panama had the 29th highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Panama in the 2024 ranking

• Chile — 26th of 72: 21,887
• Solomon Islands — 27th of 72: 18,048
• Spain — 28th of 72: 17,236
• Mongolia — 30th of 72: 15,550
• Cuba — 31st of 72: 14,674
• Israel — 32nd of 72: 13,540

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 39 values

Children out of school, primary, female in nearby economies

• Bahamas, The — 2,319 (2024)
• Barbados — 1,659 (2024)
• Belize — 2,317 (2024)
• Bolivia — 66,961 (2024)
• Brazil — 128,826 (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 555 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 92 (2024)
• Chile — 21,887 (2024)
• Colombia — 131,157 (2022)
• Costa Rica — 10,421 (2024)
• Cuba

More education data for Panama

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 451,308 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 96.94% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 26.97% (2020)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 53.7% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 12.61% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Panama's children out of school, primary, female?

16,435 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 47.17% from 31,112 in 1970 (1.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 31,112 in 1970 and the lowest 1,324 in 2005.

How does Panama rank?

29th highest of 72 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, female unusual for Panama?

In 2024, Panama's children out of school, primary, female fell 15.4% on 2023 (from 19,429 to 16,435). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2023), the average change was +17.3% and a typical year strayed about 82% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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