Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 89.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Panama is 89.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Panama peaked at 89.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 42nd of 92 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 education, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.6% | — |
| 2001 | 60.4% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.0% | 60.4% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 69.6% | 81.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.4% | 89.2% | 3 |
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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, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Panama was 89.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Panama ranks 42nd out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release