Completion rate, lower secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA was 0.873 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Panama is 0.873 WPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Panama peaked at 0.873 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7079 WPIA, in 2009.
Panama ranks 9th of 21 countries on this measure, 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 … adjusted wealth WPIA in Panama, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7707 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7236 WPIA | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7681 WPIA | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7602 WPIA | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7922 WPIA | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7765 WPIA | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7818 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7191 WPIA | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7591 WPIA | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7079 WPIA | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.766 WPIA | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7436 WPIA | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8055 WPIA | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.775 WPIA | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7819 WPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7929 WPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.761 WPIA | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8611 WPIA | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8454 WPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8409 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.873 WPIA | +3.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.873 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8742 WPIA, 100% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7559 WPIA | 0.7079 WPIA | 0.7922 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7859 WPIA | 0.7436 WPIA | 0.8611 WPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8531 WPIA | 0.8409 WPIA | 0.873 WPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 6 Argentina 0.8782 WPIA compare
- 7 Brazil 0.8751 WPIA compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 0.8742 WPIA compare
- 10 Paraguay 0.8685 WPIA compare
- 11 Costa Rica 0.8586 WPIA compare
- 12 El Salvador 0.8099 WPIA compare
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Panama was 0.873 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.873 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7079 WPIA in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth?
- Panama ranks 9th out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release