Panama Literacy Rate 1980-2024
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.
- Panama literacy rate for 2019 was 95.74%, a 0.32% increase from 2018.
- Panama literacy rate for 2018 was 95.41%, a 1.32% increase from 2010.
- Panama literacy rate for 2010 was 94.09%, a 2.19% increase from 2000.
- Panama literacy rate for 2000 was 91.90%, a 3.12% increase from 1990.
| Panama Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
95.74% |
0.32% |
| 2018 |
95.41% |
1.32% |
| 2010 |
94.09% |
2.19% |
| 2000 |
91.90% |
3.12% |
| 1990 |
88.78% |
0.71% |
| 1980 |
88.07% |
0.71% |
