Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity was 0.8746 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Panama is 0.8746 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Panama peaked at 0.8746 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5358 LPIA, in 2001.
Panama ranks 56th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6611 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5358 LPIA | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5534 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5565 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6352 LPIA | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6128 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6523 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6894 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6373 LPIA | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7115 LPIA | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6799 LPIA | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6804 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7208 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7415 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7639 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8249 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.823 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.826 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8298 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8518 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8692 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8746 LPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6245 LPIA | 0.5358 LPIA | 0.7115 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7656 LPIA | 0.6799 LPIA | 0.8298 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8652 LPIA | 0.8518 LPIA | 0.8746 LPIA | 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 location parity in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Panama was 0.8746 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8746 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5358 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Panama ranks 56th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release