Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama

Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 50.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
50.9%
World rank
86th
of 144 countries
All-time high
50.9%
in 2010
All-time low
24.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 24.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 25.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 33.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 31.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 43.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 42.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 50 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 42.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 46.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 39.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 50.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama is 50.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama peaked at 50.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 1960.

That places Panama 86th 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Panama, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 24.4%
1965 25.5% +4.5%
1970 33.9% +33.0%
1975 31.7% -6.5%
1980 43.3% +36.6%
1985 42.6% -1.6%
1990 50.0% +17.4%
1995 42.5% -15.1%
2000 46.1% +8.6%
2005 39.9% -13.5%
2010 50.9% +27.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.9% 24.4% 25.5% 2
1970s 32.8% 31.7% 33.9% 2
1980s 43.0% 42.6% 43.3% 2
1990s 46.2% 42.5% 50.0% 2
2000s 43.0% 39.9% 46.1% 2
2010s 50.9% 50.9% 50.9% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 83 Colombia 52.4% compare
  2. 84 Ecuador 52.1% compare
  3. 85 Malaysia 51.5% compare
  4. 87 Gabon 50.4% compare
  5. 88 Costa Rica 50.2% compare
  6. 89 Cyprus 50.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama was 50.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 1960.
How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
Panama ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)