Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both was 46.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Panama stood at 46.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Panama peaked at 50.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 16th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -36.8% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +43.0% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 13.2% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 22.4% | 43.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 46.5% | 50.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0488 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 230,778 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0511 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Panama was 46.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both?
- Panama ranks 16th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release