Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 82.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Panama is 82.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Panama peaked at 82.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2001.
That places Panama 49th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.7% | — |
| 2001 | 41.2% | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 41.2% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 56.0% | 74.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 79.3% | 82.3% | 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Panama was 82.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 49th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release