Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 97.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama is 97.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama peaked at 97.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 2001.
That places Panama 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.5% | — |
| 2001 | 76.9% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 76.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 89.0% | 94.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.4% | 97.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama was 97.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Panama ranks 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release