Completion rate, lower secondary … education wealth WPIA adjusted in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary … education wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.7201 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.7201 WPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Panama peaked at 0.7201 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1975 WPIA, in 2002.
That places Panama 12th out of 22 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 wealth WPIA adjusted in Panama, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3978 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2518 WPIA | -36.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1975 WPIA | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2758 WPIA | +39.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3912 WPIA | +41.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3325 WPIA | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3017 WPIA | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3524 WPIA | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3014 WPIA | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5114 WPIA | +69.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4338 WPIA | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3684 WPIA | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4317 WPIA | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5749 WPIA | +33.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6286 WPIA | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5744 WPIA | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5668 WPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6338 WPIA | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7072 WPIA | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6837 WPIA | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7201 WPIA | +5.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.7201 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8414 WPIA, 86% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3313 WPIA | 0.1975 WPIA | 0.5114 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5265 WPIA | 0.3684 WPIA | 0.6338 WPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7037 WPIA | 0.6837 WPIA | 0.7201 WPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Panama was 0.7201 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7201 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1975 WPIA in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Panama ranks 12th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release