Completion rate, lower secondary … secondary wealth WPIA adjusted in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary … secondary wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.7856 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Panama is 0.7856 WPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Panama peaked at 0.7856 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.364 WPIA, in 2001.
Panama ranks 18th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary … secondary wealth WPIA adjusted in Panama, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4949 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.364 WPIA | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3751 WPIA | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3934 WPIA | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5057 WPIA | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4833 WPIA | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.469 WPIA | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4778 WPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.452 WPIA | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.528 WPIA | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.518 WPIA | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5828 WPIA | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5552 WPIA | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6259 WPIA | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6768 WPIA | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7032 WPIA | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6925 WPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7088 WPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7614 WPIA | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7813 WPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7856 WPIA | +0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.7856 WPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7856 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.7856 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8473 WPIA, 93% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4543 WPIA | 0.364 WPIA | 0.528 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6329 WPIA | 0.518 WPIA | 0.7088 WPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7761 WPIA | 0.7614 WPIA | 0.7856 WPIA | 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 wealth parity in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Panama was 0.7856 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7856 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.364 WPIA in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Panama ranks 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release