Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 97.4% 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 97.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama peaked at 98.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2004.
That places Panama 3rd 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 | 90.6% | — |
| 2001 | 84.6% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 88.5% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 83.2% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 85.8% | 93.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 94.1% | 98.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0488 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 230,778 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0511 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 97.4% 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 98.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2004.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Panama ranks 3rd 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 9.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release