Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female was 84.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama stood at 84.5%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama peaked at 84.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 2001.
That places Panama 5th out of 39 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, middle quintile, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.3% | — |
| 2001 | 45.9% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 45.9% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 64.5% | 79.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 79.0% | 84.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 2 United States of America 94.6% compare
- 3 Peru 90.7% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 85.4% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 82.4% compare
- 7 Brazil 81.8% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.8% 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, middle quintile, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Panama was 84.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Panama ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release