Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 87.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 87.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Panama peaked at 93.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 2000.
That places Panama 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.4% | — |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 66.4% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 75.6% | 91.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 86.2% | 93.5% | 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, poorest quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Panama was 87.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Panama ranks 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release