Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Panama
Panama: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 3.05 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Panama, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Panama recorded 3.05 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in 2010.
The figure is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Panama peaked at 3.42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.97, in 1960.
That places Panama 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.97 | — |
| 1965 | 1.26 | +29.9% |
| 1970 | 1.54 | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 2 | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 2.5 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 2.77 | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 2.91 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 3.22 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 3.42 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 3.38 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.05 | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 | 0.97 | 1.26 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.77 | 1.54 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.63 | 2.5 | 2.77 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.07 | 2.91 | 3.22 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3.38 | 3.42 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.05 | 3.05 | 3.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 66 Bangladesh 3.2 compare
- 67 Saudi Arabia 3.11 compare
- 68 Peru 3.08 compare
- 69 Netherlands 3.05 compare
- 71 Brazil 3.04 compare
- 72 Switzerland 3.03 compare
More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 191,589 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Panama?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Panama was 3.05 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Panama ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.