Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile was 70.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama is 70.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama peaked at 70.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2002.
That places Panama 10th out of 36 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, rural, fourth quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.5% | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +32.3% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 26.4% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 43.2% | 65.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 64.2% | 70.5% | 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, rural, fourth quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama was 70.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile?
- Panama ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. 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, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release