Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both was 91.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama stood at 91.8%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama peaked at 96.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2001.
That places Panama 11th out of 49 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, richest quintile, both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.6% | — |
| 2001 | 75.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.7% | 75.0% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 85.8% | 91.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 91.8% | 96.8% | 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, richest quintile, both in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Panama was 91.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Panama ranks 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release