Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Panama stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Panama peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Panama 32nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Panama was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Panama ranks 32nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release