Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Panama
Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary was 27.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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 27.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Panama peaked at 27.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1970.
Panama ranks 76th 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 60-64 with secondary in Panama, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.9% | — |
| 1965 | 9.6% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | +35.7% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 17.8% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.6% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 73 Argentina 29.8% compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 29.7% compare
- 75 Philippines 28.0% compare
- 77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.3% compare
- 78 New Zealand 26.9% compare
- 79 Peru 26.7% 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 60-64 with secondary in Panama?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Panama was 27.4% 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 60-64 with secondary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary?
- Panama ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)