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'''Education in [[Panama]]''' is [[compulsory education|compulsory]] for the first six years of [[primary education]].<ref name=bn>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2030.htm "Background Note: Panama"]. [[Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs]], [[U.S. Department of State]] (February 2008). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].''</ref> As of the 2004/2005 school year there were about 430,000 students enrolled in grades one through six (95% attendance).<ref name=bn/> The total enrollment in the six [[secondary education|secondary]] grades for the same period was 253,900 (60% attendance).<ref name=bn/> More than 90% of Panamanians are [[literate]].<ref name=bn/> |
'''Education in [[Panama]]''' is [[compulsory education|compulsory]] for the first six years of [[primary education]].<ref name=bn>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2030.htm "Background Note: Panama"]. [[Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs]], [[U.S. Department of State]] (February 2008). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].''</ref> As of the 2004/2005 school year there were about 430,000 students enrolled in grades one through six (95% attendance).<ref name=bn/> The total enrollment in the six [[secondary education|secondary]] grades for the same period was 253,900 (60% attendance).<ref name=bn/> More than 90% of Panamanians are [[literate]].<ref name=bn/> |
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As of 2004, more than 92,500 Panamanian students attended the [[University of Panama]], the [[Technological University of Panama]], and the [[University of Santa Maria La Antigua]], a private [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] institution.<ref name=bn/> Including smaller colleges, there are 88 institutions of [[higher education]] in Panama.<ref name=bn/> |
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Revision as of 01:17, 19 February 2009
Education in Panama is compulsory for the first six years of primary education.[1] As of the 2004/2005 school year there were about 430,000 students enrolled in grades one through six (95% attendance).[1] The total enrollment in the six secondary grades for the same period was 253,900 (60% attendance).[1] More than 90% of Panamanians are literate.[1]
As of 2004, more than 92,500 Panamanian students attended the University of Panama, the Technological University of Panama, and the University of Santa Maria La Antigua, a private Catholic institution.[1] Including smaller colleges, there are 88 institutions of higher education in Panama.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Background Note: Panama". Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State (February 2008). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.