Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male was 92.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 92.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Panama peaked at 93.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2000.
That places Panama 7th 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, middle quintile, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.1% | — |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2% | 59.1% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 75.6% | 83.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 88.0% | 93.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Panama was 92.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Panama ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release