Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 92.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama stood at 92.3%.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama peaked at 93.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2008.
That places Panama 4th 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 | 69.0% | — |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.0% | 68.0% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 71.0% | 87.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 88.3% | 93.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 92.3% 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 93.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Panama ranks 4th 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 30.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release