Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male was 96.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Panama is 96.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Panama peaked at 96.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 2003.
That places Panama 6th out of 38 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, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.7% | — |
| 2001 | 75.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 74.8% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.1% | 92.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 93.4% | 96.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Panama was 96.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 2003.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male?
- Panama ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release