Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 70.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
70.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
84th
of 164 countries
All-time high
70.7%
in 2025
All-time low
43.2%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Panama, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 70.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Panama peaked at 70.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1981.
Panama ranks 84th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 43.2% | — |
| 1982 | 44.1% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 49.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 70.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.4%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Panama's 70.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.9%, 97% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.4% | 43.2% | 46.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 46.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 52.6% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 60.5% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 67.6% | 70.7% | 6 |
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, female (modelled data) in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Panama was 70.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1981.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Panama ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release