Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 97.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama stood at 97.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama peaked at 99.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 2004.
That places Panama 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.1% | — |
| 2001 | 87.0% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.2% | 85.8% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 90.3% | 95.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 96.7% | 99.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama was 97.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 2004.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Panama ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release