Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 94.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Panama is 94.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Panama peaked at 94.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2002.
That places Panama 31st out of 80 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, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.3% | — |
| 2001 | 75.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.0% | 74.7% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 79.5% | 85.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 89.3% | 94.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Panama was 94.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Panama ranks 31st out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release