Gross school enrollment in primary education fell 8.78% to 94.7% in Panama in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment in primary education in Panama reached an all time high of 116% in 1974 and an all time low of 93.1% in 2016. When compared to Panama's main peers, gross school enrollment in primary education in Colombia amounted to 113%, 115% in Costa Rica, 90.2% in Honduras and 112% in Nicaragua in 2020.
Panama has been ranked 109th within the group of 128 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment in primary education, 50 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Gross School Enrollment (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Belize | % | 113% | 114% | 113% | 112% | 110% | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | % | ... | ... | 109% | 109% | 110% | 109% | 107% | ... | |||||||||||||
Colombia | % | ... | 115% | 116% | 115% | 115% | 114% | ... | ||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | % | ... | 111% | 112% | 111% | 113% | 116% | |||||||||||||||
El Salvador | % | 103% | 99.8% | 96.2% | 94.8% | 90.3% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Guatemala | % | ... | 102% | 101% | 101% | 102% | 102% | |||||||||||||||
Honduras | % | ... | ... | 92.8% | 92.6% | 91.5% | ... | 91.5% | ... | |||||||||||||
Mexico | % | 107% | 106% | 106% | 105% | 105% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | % | ... | 111% | 115% | 116% | 114% | 113% | ... | ||||||||||||||
Panama | % | 96.1% | 93.1% | 94.4% | 98.5% | 104% | ||||||||||||||||
Peru | % | 100% | 103% | 104% | 107% | 113% | ||||||||||||||||
USA | % | 100% | 101% | 102% | 101% | 101% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Venezuela | % | 101% | 99.0% | 97.2% | ... | ... | ... | ... |