Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 50.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama stood at 50.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama peaked at 54.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2001.
That places Panama 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -51.2% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +55.9% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | +38.7% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 12.6% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 24.5% | 46.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 50.1% | 54.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Panama was 50.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Panama ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release