Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 78.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama is 78.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama peaked at 78.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1981.
Panama ranks 97th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 57.2% | — |
| 1982 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 57.8% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 57.6% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 64.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 65.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.8% | 57.2% | 58.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.6% | 59.0% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 64.5% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 72.1% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 76.8% | 78.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama was 78.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1981.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Panama ranks 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release