Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 97.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 97.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 3rd of 32 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 | 85.9% | — |
| 2001 | 79.8% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 79.8% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 90.7% | 96.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 94.7% | 99.0% | 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, middle quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama was 97.5% 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 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Panama ranks 3rd out of 32 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 3.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release