Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male was 71.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 71.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Panama peaked at 71.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 9th 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, middle quintile, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.2% | — |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 34.2% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 48.0% | 60.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 66.6% | 71.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Panama was 71.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Panama ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release