Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 99.8% for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2002.
That places Panama 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.9% | — |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.2% | 86.1% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 94.2% | 98.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 99.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Panama ranks 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release