Panama - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Panama was 23.47 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 47.02 in 1979, while its lowest value was 23.47 in 2011.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1970 37.94
1971 45.72
1972 41.01
1973 43.62
1974 42.85
1975 38.65
1976 39.82
1977 41.18
1978 45.57
1979 47.02
1980 45.52
1981 39.48
1982 34.83
1983 36.58
1984 40.29
1985 39.05
1986 42.50
1987 37.93
1994 31.38
1995 30.38
1996 29.70
1997 31.59
1999 38.42
2000 37.62
2001 33.41
2002 32.09
2004 34.52
2011 23.47

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Panama was 22.43 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 33.89 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.05 in 1996.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1970 26.46
1971 26.52
1972 26.64
1973 24.89
1974 27.35
1975 23.89
1976 20.14
1977 20.86
1978 21.97
1979 25.52
1980 21.69
1981 21.27
1982 24.16
1983 24.19
1984 25.35
1985 25.80
1986 26.54
1987 26.33
1994 21.98
1995 21.09
1996 20.05
1997 22.26
1999 31.38
2000 33.89
2001 26.40
2002 29.22
2004 25.95
2011 22.43

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Panama was 22.24 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 28.35 in 2004, while its lowest value was 10.42 in 1970.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1970 10.42
1971 11.69
1972 11.57
1973 14.70
1974 15.41
1975 13.99
1976 13.29
1977 13.77
1978 14.58
1979 14.49
1980 14.58
1981 17.80
1982 20.70
1983 20.41
1984 21.20
1985 20.98
1986 22.37
1987 25.23
1994 26.17
1995 23.16
1996 24.49
1997 26.78
1999 26.12
2000 25.35
2001 26.45
2002 28.13
2004 28.35
2011 22.24

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Panama was 11.97 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 19.83 in 2000, while its lowest value was 7.47 in 2016.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1995 18.20
1996 18.15
1997 17.35
1999 18.97
2000 19.83
2001 16.64
2002 16.96
2003 16.34
2004 14.57
2008 14.89
2011 13.02
2015 7.86
2016 7.47
2017 8.68
2018 8.68
2019 10.09
2020 10.24
2021 11.97

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Panama was 3.13 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 4.76 in 2000, while its lowest value was 2.84 in 2015.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1970 4.04
1971 3.35
1972 3.98
1973 3.49
1974 3.82
1975 4.15
1976 4.31
1977 4.28
1978 3.61
1979 3.64
1980 3.54
1981 3.43
1982 3.42
1983 3.55
1984 3.47
1985 3.52
1986 3.35
1987 3.87
1994 3.47
1995 3.95
1996 4.09
1997 3.85
1999 4.57
2000 4.76
2001 4.11
2002 4.19
2003 4.17
2004 3.58
2008 3.50
2011 3.16
2013 3.40
2015 2.84
2016 2.85
2017 2.88
2018 2.88
2019 3.13

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs