Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes was 93.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 93.7% for completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Panama peaked at 94.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 15th 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, second quintile, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.3% | — |
| 2001 | 70.5% | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 83.6% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.4% | 70.5% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 83.8% | 92.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.7% | 94.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes in Panama was 93.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, second quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release