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

Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 53.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
53.0%
World rank
86th
of 144 countries
All-time high
53.0%
in 2010
All-time low
23.0%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 23.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 23 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 27.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 30.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 42.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 42.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 49.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 43.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 47.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 43.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 53 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 53.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama peaked at 53.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1965.

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 population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Panama, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 23.4%
1965 23.0% -1.7%
1970 27.1% +17.7%
1975 30.8% +13.8%
1980 42.9% +39.2%
1985 42.6% -0.8%
1990 49.6% +16.5%
1995 43.4% -12.5%
2000 47.8% +10.1%
2005 43.4% -9.2%
2010 53.0% +22.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.2% 23.0% 23.4% 2
1970s 29.0% 27.1% 30.8% 2
1980s 42.7% 42.6% 42.9% 2
1990s 46.5% 43.4% 49.6% 2
2000s 45.6% 43.4% 47.8% 2
2010s 53.0% 53.0% 53.0% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 83 Japan 53.8% compare
  2. 84 Tunisia 53.4% compare
  3. 85 Brunei Darussalam 53.2% compare
  4. 87 Colombia 53.0% compare
  5. 88 Ecuador 51.7% compare
  6. 89 Philippines 50.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Panama was 53.0% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1965.
How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
Panama ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 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 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 population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)