Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male was 97.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 97.5% for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Panama peaked at 98.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2002.
That places Panama 8th out of 37 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, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.1% | — |
| 2001 | 83.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 89.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.6% | 82.3% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 89.9% | 95.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 96.6% | 98.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 5 Mexico 99.0% compare
- 6 Ecuador 98.8% compare
- 6 Peru 98.8% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 97.5% compare
- 10 Philippines 97.4% compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 97.3% compare
More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 191,589 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in Panama was 97.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male?
- Panama ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release