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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Panama: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Panama is placed joint 152nd of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 7.698 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 76.68 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
joint152nd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 7.698Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 76.68Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 64.22Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 2.472Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Panama on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Panama’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
7.698
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Panama: 7.698. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Central America
- 0.363 Mexico
- Land neighbours
- Colombia 7.325 · Costa Rica 4.486
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Panama’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
76.68
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Panama: 76.68. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Central America
- 99.69 Costa Rica
- Land neighbours
- Colombia 97.56 · Costa Rica 99.69
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
64.22
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Panama: 64.22. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Central America
- 64.22 Panama
- Land neighbours
- Colombia 67.13 · Costa Rica 57.98
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2.472
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Panama: 2.472. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Central America
- 5.312 Costa Rica
- Land neighbours
- Costa Rica 5.312
02Over time
Which way Panama is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
PanamaWorld median
Panama rose from 5.548 in 2000 to 7.698 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Panama World median 2024 7.70 3.691 2023 8.90 3.393 2022 3.04 3.002 2021 3.46 3.330 2020 9.79 2.678 2019 12.08 2.758 2018 — 2.439 2017 12.67 2.907 2016 — 2.954 2015 10.09 3.052 2014 7.95 3.904 2013 5.88 3.413 2012 4.93 3.408 2011 4.11 3.626 2010 2.88 3.491 2009 3.27 3.577 2008 0.53 3.878 2007 0.10 4.029 2006 0.06 4.338 2005 0.50 4.571 2004 0.12 3.791 2003 — 4.412 2002 1.64 4.144 2001 3.98 4.051 2000 5.55 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
PanamaWorld median
Panama rose from 67.38 in 2000 to 76.68 in 2024; the world median went from 66.32 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Panama World median 2024 76.68 85.9 2023 73.20 87.6 2022 84.85 87.7 2021 80.61 87.0 2020 — 88.3 2019 — 88.8 2018 — 89.6 2017 75.43 87.4 2016 73.60 87.9 2015 79.43 88.2 2014 80.06 89.2 2013 81.46 88.0 2012 80.60 85.4 2011 76.75 86.2 2010 75.99 86.1 2009 72.54 84.8 2008 80.44 85.8 2007 82.96 86.7 2006 84.34 84.0 2005 79.57 82.2 2004 73.23 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 77.32 80.0 2001 74.09 80.8 2000 67.38 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
PanamaWorld median
Panama rose from 47.89 in 2000 to 64.22 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Panama World median 2025 64.2 64.9 2024 63.8 65.0 2023 63.2 64.2 2022 62.7 63.6 2021 62.0 62.9 2020 61.6 62.2 2019 61.0 61.5 2018 60.5 60.9 2017 60.0 60.5 2016 59.5 60.1 2015 59.0 58.9 2014 58.4 57.0 2013 57.7 54.7 2012 56.8 52.4 2011 56.0 50.9 2010 55.0 49.5 2009 54.2 48.5 2008 53.2 47.4 2007 52.2 46.2 2006 51.3 45.0 2005 50.8 43.8 2004 50.3 42.9 2003 49.5 41.6 2002 48.9 40.3 2001 48.5 39.0 2000 47.9 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
PanamaWorld median
Panama fell from 4.894 in 2000 to 2.472 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Panama World median 2023 2.4723 3.7092 2022 3.3778 4.0570 2021 3.7120 4.2611 2020 4.3049 4.4056 2019 3.2812 4.1407 2018 3.4524 4.2159 2017 3.3783 4.1401 2016 3.3228 4.2342 2015 3.2655 4.2386 2014 3.0811 4.2005 2013 — 4.3493 2012 — 4.0348 2011 3.0703 3.9987 2010 — 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 3.4253 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 3.5581 3.9745 2003 4.1964 4.1595 2002 4.2550 4.0173 2001 4.1894 4.1002 2000 4.8940 3.8861
03In context
Panama beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Panama and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica | 53rd | 4.486 | 99.69 | 57.98 | 5.312 |
 Colombia | 92nd | 7.325 | 97.56 | 67.13 | — |
| Panama | =152nd | 7.698 | 76.68 | 64.22 | 2.472 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Panama in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Panama is ahead of the world, and behind
29 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Panama does better than the middle country measured.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.9140.619▲ Improved since 2015
Panama: 0.914 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 14th of 176 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.298.22No earlier reading
Panama: 99.2 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93310.839.933▲ Improved since 2013
Panama: 10.83 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 74th of 193 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9996.2393.99No earlier reading
Panama: 96.23 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 68th of 172 · derived.
Behind the world median22
Statistics on which Panama does worse than the middle country measured.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.3113.34No real change since 2013
Panama: 13.31 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 100th of 195 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9361.6565.93▲ Improved since 2014
Panama: 61.65 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 66th of 120 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4395.1497.43▼ Worsened since 2015
Panama: 95.14 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 96th of 165 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2178.7689.21▼ Worsened since 2015
Panama: 78.76 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 97th of 164 · derived.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.8616.1319.86▼ Worsened since 2019
Panama: 16.13 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 56th of 90 · derived.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7652.665.76No real change since 2013
Panama: 52.6 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 60th of 95 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95250.47701.95No earlier reading
Panama: 250.47 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 97th of 145 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9416.4817.941▲ Improved since 2010
Panama: 6.481 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 116th of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5942.2558.59No earlier reading
Panama: 42.25 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35391.95440.35▲ Improved since 2018
Panama: 391.95 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 58th of 79 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6648.8698.66▼ Worsened since 2019
Panama: 48.86 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32376.86414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Panama: 376.86 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 130th of 172 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0278.5134.02No earlier reading
Panama: 78.51 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 28th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10085.22100▼ Worsened since 2019
Panama: 85.22 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93387.77446.93▲ Improved since 2018
Panama: 387.77 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 64th of 79 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.1580.814▲ Improved since 2013
Panama: 0.158 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 71st of 84 · derived.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.8110.217.81▲ Improved since 2014
Panama: 10.2 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 58th of 68 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0817.560.08No earlier reading
Panama: 17.5 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.916.1448.9No earlier reading
Panama: 16.14 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09356.57442.09No real change since 2018
Panama: 356.57 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.83.343.8No earlier reading
Panama: 3.3 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.6210.446No earlier reading
Panama: 0.621 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1747.438.17No earlier reading
Panama: 47.4 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2402,8782,240Moved since 2022
Panama: 2,878 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6013.8385.601Moved since 2014
Panama: 3.838 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
No current reading for Panama
Female Share of STEM Graduates (last 2022), Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment (last 2023), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2023), Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age (last 2023), Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2022), Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary (last 2017), Qualified Teachers in Primary Education (last 2017), School Life Expectancy (last 2016), Secondary School Enrolment (last 2017), Tertiary Enrolment Ratio (last 2023), Trust in Scientists (last 2018) and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Panama’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Panama’s 14th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energyjoint 42nd of 1653/3 keys
- Peace & Security50th of 1773/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties60th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability58th of 1863/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 61st of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital69th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation63rd of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade64th of 1774/4 keys
- Gender & Equality67th of 1834/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions83rd of 1944/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing87th of 2003/4 keys
- Digital & Technology100th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience141st of 1934/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 152nd of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 146th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality130th of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Panama can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Americas
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th3/4 keysHighest in Central America
Mexico24th3/4 keysThis page
Panama=152nd4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Panama on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Panama rank on education & knowledge?
Panama is placed joint 152nd of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Panama?
7.698 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Panama?
76.68 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Panama compare with Colombia on education & knowledge?
Colombia is placed 92nd of 198, and Panama joint 152nd. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Colombia 7.325, Panama 7.698; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Colombia 97.56, Panama 76.68; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Colombia 67.13, Panama 64.22.
How have Panama’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary rose from 5.548 in 2000 to 7.698 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 67.38 in 2000 to 76.68 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 47.89 in 2000 to 64.22 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 4.894 in 2000 to 2.472 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Panama?
No current reading is published for Panama on Female Share of STEM Graduates, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, School Life Expectancy, Secondary School Enrolment, Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, Trust in Scientists and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 29 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Panama’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Panama (banner) — Brian Gratwicke derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Panama: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/panama/education