Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted 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 … Completion location LPIA adjusted 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% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.8746 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.998 LPIA, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.8746 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8979 LPIA, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- 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)
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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February 2026 Data Release