Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 93.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 93.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama peaked at 96.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2002.
That places Panama 6th out of 26 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, second quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.6% | — |
| 2001 | 74.3% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 72.3% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 84.3% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 93.7% | 96.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama was 93.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Panama ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release