Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.9% male: 92.5% female: 91.2% (2000 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures:

3.8% of GDP (2004)

Government
Panama

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Panama conventional short form: Panama local long form: Republica de Panama local short form: Panama