Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female was 85.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Panama stood at 85.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Panama peaked at 85.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2001.
That places Panama 48th out of 79 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, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.4% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.4% | 46.0% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 58.1% | 78.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 82.1% | 85.8% | 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, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Panama was 85.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female?
- Panama ranks 48th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release