Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female (%) in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female (%) was 99.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 99.3% for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Panama peaked at 99.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2002.
That places Panama 6th out of 40 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, second quintile, female (%) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.4% | — |
| 2001 | 88.9% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 99.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Panama's 99.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.7%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 87.0% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 95.0% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Panama was 99.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female?
- Panama ranks 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release