Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 87.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Panama is 87.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Panama peaked at 87.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2002.
That places Panama 6th out of 24 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 66.0% | — |
| 2001 | 58.3% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 53.9% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 68.2% | 75.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 74.1% | 87.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 87.5% 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 87.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Panama ranks 6th 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 26.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release