Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth 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, rural, adjusted wealth 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release