Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 80.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 80.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama peaked at 80.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2001.
That places Panama 12th out of 35 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, middle quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.6% | — |
| 2001 | 36.5% | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +33.9% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | +31.5% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 36.5% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 52.1% | 78.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 76.1% | 80.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 157,881 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama was 80.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Panama ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release