Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 93.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama is 93.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama peaked at 95.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 11th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.7% | — |
| 2001 | 71.4% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 74.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 71.4% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 87.4% | 94.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.2% | 95.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 8 Peru 94.8% compare
- 9 Paraguay 94.1% compare
- 10 Philippines 94.0% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 93.4% compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 93.2% compare
- 14 Mexico 93.0% compare
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, middle quintile, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama was 93.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Panama ranks 11th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release