Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 0.9989 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.9989 GPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Panama peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9989 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Panama 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9989 GPIA | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9989 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Panama was 0.9989 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9989 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Panama ranks 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release