Share of schools with access to electricity in Panama
Panama: Share of schools with access to electricity was 85.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to electricity in Panama, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to electricity in Panama stood at 85.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Panama peaked at 85.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2023.
Panama ranks 109th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 83.3% | — |
| 2019 | 82.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +17.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 85.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 85% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Panama's 85.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.7%, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.2% | 83.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 72.7% | 85.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More energy & mining data for Panama
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Panama?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Panama was 85.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Panama ranks 109th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).