Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted was 0.7235 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.7235 LPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Panama peaked at 0.7268 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.393 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Panama 49th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5529 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.4219 LPIA | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 0.393 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4477 LPIA | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5042 LPIA | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4715 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4522 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5426 LPIA | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5165 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5672 LPIA | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5395 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5431 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5342 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5385 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5652 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6916 LPIA | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7106 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6909 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7117 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7201 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7268 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7235 LPIA | -0.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.7235 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.987 LPIA, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.7235 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7326 LPIA, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.487 LPIA | 0.393 LPIA | 0.5672 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6139 LPIA | 0.5342 LPIA | 0.7117 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7235 LPIA | 0.7201 LPIA | 0.7268 LPIA | 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Panama was 0.7235 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7268 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.393 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Panama ranks 49th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release