Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA was 0.5065 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.5065 WPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Panama peaked at 0.5244 WPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1731 WPIA, in 2002.
Panama ranks 17th of 47 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, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Panama, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2765 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.176 WPIA | -36.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1731 WPIA | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2002 WPIA | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.196 WPIA | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2163 WPIA | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2168 WPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2233 WPIA | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2485 WPIA | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2533 WPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2681 WPIA | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2864 WPIA | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2478 WPIA | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.277 WPIA | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3846 WPIA | +38.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3761 WPIA | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4897 WPIA | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3844 WPIA | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5186 WPIA | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5244 WPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5065 WPIA | -3.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.5065 WPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5065 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.5065 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5703 WPIA, 89% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.218 WPIA | 0.1731 WPIA | 0.2765 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3393 WPIA | 0.2478 WPIA | 0.4897 WPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5165 WPIA | 0.5065 WPIA | 0.5244 WPIA | 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 wealth parity in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Panama was 0.5065 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5244 WPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1731 WPIA in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Panama ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release