Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile was 81.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama stood at 81.0%.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama peaked at 81.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2002.
That places Panama 7th out of 34 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, rural, fourth quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.8% | — |
| 2001 | 39.2% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +36.2% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | +34.0% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1% | 32.9% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 53.1% | 81.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 70.4% | 81.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 4 Peru 89.0% compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 88.6% compare
- 6 Paraguay 81.8% compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 78.0% compare
- 9 Ecuador 76.7% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 76.1% compare
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, rural, fourth quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Panama was 81.0% 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 81.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile?
- Panama ranks 7th out of 34 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 52.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release