Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 97.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 97.6% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2000.
That places Panama 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 87.7% | — |
| 2001 | 89.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 87.7% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 92.3% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 97.6% | 100.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 157,881 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % 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 97.6% 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 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Panama ranks 6th 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 2.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release