Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both was 93.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Panama stood at 93.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Panama peaked at 93.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 12th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.4% | — |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.8% | 67.4% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 81.8% | 88.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 91.9% | 93.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 191,589 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Panama was 93.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Panama ranks 12th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release