Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female was 95.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 95.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Panama peaked at 97.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2001.
That places Panama 8th out of 39 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, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 77.0% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 91.0% | 97.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.3% | 97.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Panama was 95.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Panama ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release