Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 92.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Panama is 92.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Panama peaked at 92.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 5th of 39 countries on this measure, 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, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.4% | — |
| 2001 | 65.5% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.1% | 65.5% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 79.5% | 89.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 89.4% | 92.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 2 United States of America 95.5% compare
- 3 Peru 94.6% compare
- 4 Paraguay 92.3% compare
- 6 Colombia 91.2% compare
- 7 Costa Rica 91.0% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.9% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Panama was 92.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Panama ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release