Panama - Literacy rate

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Panama was 98.86 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.87 in 2018, while its lowest value was 94.78 in 1990.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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

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Year Value
1980 96.28
1990 94.78
2000 95.62
2010 97.34
2018 98.87
2019 98.86

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Panama was 98.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.31 in 2018, while its lowest value was 95.39 in 1990.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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

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Year Value
1980 95.93
1990 95.39
2000 96.53
2010 97.93
2018 99.31
2019 98.90

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Panama was 98.88 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.10 in 2018, while its lowest value was 95.09 in 1990.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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

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Year Value
1980 96.11
1990 95.09
2000 96.08
2010 97.64
2018 99.10
2019 98.88

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Panama was 95.36 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 95.36 in 2019, while its lowest value was 88.05 in 1980.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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

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Year Value
1980 88.05
1990 88.21
2000 91.25
2010 93.49
2018 94.88
2019 95.36

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Panama was 96.14 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 96.14 in 2019, while its lowest value was 88.10 in 1980.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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

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Year Value
1980 88.10
1990 89.34
2000 92.55
2010 94.71
2018 95.97
2019 96.14

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Panama was 95.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 95.74 in 2019, while its lowest value was 88.07 in 1980.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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

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Year Value
1980 88.07
1990 88.78
2000 91.90
2010 94.09
2018 95.41
2019 95.74

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes