Panama Literacy Rate 1980-2025

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.
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.
Country Rankings
Country Name Literacy Rate
Uzbekistan 100.00%
Belarus 99.87%
Azerbaijan 99.80%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.60%
Serbia 99.48%
Italy 99.35%
Uruguay 98.77%
UAE 97.78%
Singapore 97.48%
West Bank and Gaza 97.38%
Turkey 96.74%
Philippines 96.28%
Vietnam 95.75%
Panama 95.74%
Colombia 95.25%
South Africa 95.02%
Paraguay 93.21%
Sri Lanka 92.25%
El Salvador 89.14%
Myanmar 89.07%
Honduras 88.51%
Tunisia 80.55%
Bangladesh 74.68%
Togo 66.54%
Pakistan 58.00%
Burkina Faso 29.66%