Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 97.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama is 97.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama peaked at 97.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 2nd of 34 countries on this measure, 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, middle quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.2% | — |
| 2001 | 76.8% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 76.8% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 86.8% | 94.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.1% | 97.2% | 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, middle quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama was 97.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Panama ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release