Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile was 95.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama stood at 95.1%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama peaked at 95.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2001.
That places Panama 4th out of 33 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, rural, fourth quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.8% | — |
| 2001 | 55.9% | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 55.9% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 73.9% | 89.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 92.7% | 95.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 191,589 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama was 95.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile?
- Panama ranks 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release