Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 86.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 86.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama peaked at 88.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2000.
That places Panama 9th out of 50 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, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.6% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.3% | 58.6% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 69.3% | 78.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 85.7% | 88.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Panama was 86.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Panama ranks 9th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release