Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Panama
Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 37.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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
Panama recorded 37.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Panama peaked at 39.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1965.
Panama ranks 88th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 40-44 with secondary in Panama, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.9% | — |
| 1965 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 18.1% | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 23.2% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | +27.9% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 15.3% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.4% | 18.1% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.4% | 23.2% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 28.9% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 37.7% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 85 Luxembourg 39.8% compare
- 86 Portugal 39.0% compare
- 87 Ireland 38.5% compare
- 89 Gabon 36.6% compare
- 90 United States of America 36.2% compare
- 91 New Zealand 35.4% compare
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 40-44 with secondary in Panama?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Panama was 37.5% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1965.
- How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Panama ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)