Panama Education Spending 1960-2024

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.
  • Panama education spending for 2022 was 11.76%, a 2.42% increase from 2021.
  • Panama education spending for 2021 was 9.34%, a 0.78% decline from 2020.
  • Panama education spending for 2020 was 10.12%, a 1.01% increase from 2019.
  • Panama education spending for 2019 was 9.11%, a 0.43% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Puerto Rico 21.24%
Uruguay 16.82%
British Virgin Islands 14.33%
Macao 13.80%
Singapore 13.28%
Barbados 12.72%
Cayman Islands 12.53%
Curacao 12.42%
Turks and Caicos Islands 11.86%
Panama 11.76%
Bermuda 11.53%
St. Kitts and Nevis 11.49%
Bahamas 11.44%
Canada 11.05%
Seychelles 10.65%
Antigua and Barbuda 10.30%
Bahrain 9.30%
Gibraltar 9.22%
Trinidad and Tobago 8.59%
Andorra 6.61%
Monaco 4.80%
Luxembourg 0.00%
Netherlands 0.00%
Portugal 0.00%
Sweden 0.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 0.00%
Belgium 0.00%
Channel Islands 0.00%
Spain 0.00%
Greenland 0.00%
Israel 0.00%
Lithuania 0.00%
New Caledonia 0.00%
Slovenia 0.00%
Austria 0.00%
Switzerland 0.00%
Denmark 0.00%
Greece 0.00%
Iceland 0.00%
Liechtenstein 0.00%
Northern Mariana Islands 0.00%
Poland 0.00%
Slovak Republic 0.00%
United States 0.00%
Australia 0.00%
Germany 0.00%
Ireland 0.00%
Kuwait 0.00%
Malta 0.00%
Palau 0.00%
San Marino 0.00%
Brunei 0.00%
Czech Republic 0.00%
United Kingdom 0.00%
Isle of Man 0.00%
Argentina 0.00%
Cyprus 0.00%
Faroe Islands 0.00%
Hungary 0.00%
South Korea 0.00%
St. Martin (French part) 0.00%
Oman 0.00%
Saudi Arabia 0.00%
UAE 0.00%
France 0.00%
Croatia 0.00%
New Zealand 0.00%
Qatar 0.00%
Finland 0.00%
Hong Kong 0.00%
Japan 0.00%
Latvia 0.00%
Norway 0.00%
French Polynesia 0.00%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.00%
Aruba 0.00%
Chile 0.00%
Estonia 0.00%
Guam 0.00%
Italy 0.00%
Panama Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 11.76% 2.42%
2021 9.34% -0.78%
2020 10.12% 1.01%
2019 9.11% 0.43%
2018 8.68% 0.00%
2017 8.68% 0.49%
2016 8.19% 0.32%
2015 7.86% 0.00%
2014 7.87% 7.87%
2013 0.00% 0.00%
2012 0.00% -13.02%
2011 13.02% 13.02%
2010 0.00% 0.00%
2009 0.00% -14.89%
2008 14.89% 14.89%
2007 0.00% 0.00%
2006 0.00% 0.00%
2005 0.00% -14.57%
2004 14.57% -1.77%
2003 16.34% -0.61%
2002 16.96% 0.32%
2001 16.64% -3.19%
2000 19.83% 0.86%
1999 18.97% 18.97%
1998 0.00% -17.35%
1997 17.35% -0.80%
1996 18.16% -0.04%
1995 18.20% 18.20%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%