Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male was 53.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 53.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Panama peaked at 56.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 43rd of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.8% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 22.5% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 31.8% | 47.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 53.5% | 56.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Panama was 53.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male?
- Panama ranks 43rd out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release