Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Panama stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Panama peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2000.
That places Panama 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, richest quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.5% | — |
| 2001 | 93.5% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.8% | 89.5% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 95.1% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 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, richest quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Panama was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Panama ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release