Panama: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.38 percentage points in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.08 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.16 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 41% of the movement over 9 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2017, Panama had the 15th highest value of the 65 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 2017 ranking

• Czechia — 12th of 65: 10.49%
• Senegal — 13th of 65: 10.43%
• Philippines — 14th of 65: 9.82%
• Portugal — 16th of 65: 8.08%
• Niger — 17th of 65: 7.86%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 18th of 65: 7.66%

What this measures

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

All 36 values

Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 3.58% (2018)
• Argentina — 6.44% (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 8.52% (2018)
• Barbados — 1.9% (2018)
• Belize — 8.66% (2018)
• Bolivia — 5.38% (2018)
• Brazil — 14.46% (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 4.86% (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 1.77% (2018)
• Chile — 6.56% (2017)

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 over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)?

8.56% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 16.71 percentage points from 25.27% in 1970. The highest value was 25.27% in 1970 and the lowest 8.4% in 2006.

How does Panama rank?

15th highest of 65 economies with data for 2017.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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