Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 80.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama is 80.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama peaked at 81.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2002.
That places Panama 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, poorest quintile, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.2% | — |
| 2001 | 39.1% | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 35.6% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 49.2% | 76.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.2% | 81.3% | 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, poorest quintile, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama was 80.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Panama ranks 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release