Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 64.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 64.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama peaked at 64.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 1981.
That places Panama 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.2% | 40.4% | 43.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 42.9% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 47.9% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 55.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 61.6% | 64.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Panama was 64.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 1981.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Panama ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release