Panama - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Panama was 51,162 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65,930 in 1970 and a minimum value of 1,778 in 2004.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 65,930
1971 46,348
1972 40,595
1973 35,837
1975 32,473
1976 34,095
1978 28,954
1979 33,988
1980 37,953
1981 42,916
1982 46,701
1983 51,001
1984 52,192
1985 50,592
1986 51,020
1987 48,660
1988 51,819
1989 47,070
1990 46,701
1999 22,768
2000 17,796
2001 12,076
2002 4,136
2004 1,778
2005 4,850
2006 2,064
2007 2,238
2008 6,779
2009 16,888
2010 13,564
2011 17,234
2012 20,155
2013 27,291
2014 37,370
2015 44,375
2017 58,658
2020 51,162

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: 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.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation