Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Panama
Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 16.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Panama, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Panama recorded 16.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Panama peaked at 16.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1960.
Panama ranks 71st 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 55-59 with secondary in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.0% | — |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +49.3% |
| 1970 | 6.5% | +45.1% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.7% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Panama?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Panama was 16.5% 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 55-59 with secondary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
- Panama ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary