Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Panama
Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 62.5% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Panama is 62.5%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Panama peaked at 67.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1960.
That places Panama 88th 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 | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.4% | — |
| 1965 | 28.4% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 40.4% | +43.4% |
| 1980 | 57.5% | +42.2% |
| 1985 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 61.4% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.4% | 26.4% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 34.3% | 28.2% | 40.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 57.5% | 58.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 61.4% | 67.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 64.7% | 65.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 62.5% | 62.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- 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)
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 62.5% 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 67.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Panama ranks 88th 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 5.0%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)