Panama: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

Since 1970 it is up 297.6% from 78,466 in 1970 (2.98% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 4 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Panama's secondary education, pupils fell 4.5% on 2016 (from 326,849 to 311,983).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2016), the average change was +1.7% and a typical year strayed about 1.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 13.9% in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.5% in 2017. 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 upward, about 6,243 a year. A straight line explains 89% 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

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Panama in the 2017 ranking

• Mozambique — 1st of 5: 1.07 million
• Central African Republic — 3rd of 5: 137,844
• Lesotho — 4th of 5: 136,497
• São Tomé and Principe — 5th of 5: 25,875

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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

All 44 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,160 (2023)
• Argentina — 4.56 million (2023)
• Aruba — 8,367 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 26,561 (2024)
• Barbados — 18,457 (2024)
• Belize — 38,323 (2024)
• Bolivia — 1.3 million (2024)
• Brazil — 21.5 million (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,300 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 4,049 (2024)
• Chile — 1.63 million (2024)

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 secondary education, pupils?

311,983 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 297.6% from 78,466 in 1970 (2.98% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 326,849 in 2016 and the lowest 78,466 in 1970.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for Panama?

In 2017, Panama's secondary education, pupils fell 4.5% on 2016 (from 326,849 to 311,983). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2016), the average change was +1.7% and a typical year strayed about 1.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, 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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