Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female was 98.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 98.3% for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Panama peaked at 98.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2002.
Panama ranks 12th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 85.1% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.3% | 80.9% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 88.8% | 97.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.7% | 98.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Panama was 98.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female?
- Panama ranks 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release