Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Panama
Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 28.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Panama, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Panama is 28.6%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Panama peaked at 37.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1960.
That places Panama 37th 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.5% | — |
| 1965 | 8.3% | +50.4% |
| 1970 | 14.0% | +69.3% |
| 1975 | 16.4% | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | +43.1% |
| 1985 | 28.9% | +23.1% |
| 1990 | 32.7% | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 5.5% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 14.0% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 23.5% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 32.7% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 36.8% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Panama?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Panama was 28.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Panama ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary