Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 94.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Panama stood at 94.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Panama peaked at 97.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 35th of 80 countries on this measure, 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, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 78.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.9% | 78.9% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 85.2% | 94.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 93.7% | 97.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Panama was 94.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Panama ranks 35th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release