Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 94.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama stood at 94.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama peaked at 94.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2002.
That places Panama 35th out of 87 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, urban, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.2% | — |
| 2001 | 76.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 76.8% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 82.4% | 89.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 92.5% | 94.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama was 94.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 35th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release