Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male was 42.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama is 42.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 222.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama peaked at 48.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2004.
That places Panama 15th 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, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | +47.7% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -34.2% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +37.4% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +44.1% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -36.9% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +49.2% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +80.1% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 10.6% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 13.2% | 38.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 42.6% | 48.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 12 Brazil 50.1% compare
- 13 Paraguay 44.7% compare
- 14 Mexico 42.8% compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 41.9% compare
- 17 El Salvador 40.6% compare
- 18 Philippines 32.2% compare
More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 191,589 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Panama was 42.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2004.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Panama ranks 15th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.7%. 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, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release