Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 79.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Panama stood at 79.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Panama peaked at 79.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2001.
That places Panama 46th 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, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.5% | — |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 37.2% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 52.9% | 71.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.6% | 79.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Panama was 79.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Panama ranks 46th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release