Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 61.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 61.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama peaked at 63.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 10th of 36 countries on this measure, 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, middle quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.3% | — |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +32.9% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +24.4% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8% | 18.5% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 31.6% | 52.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 56.3% | 63.7% | 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, middle quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama was 61.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Panama ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. 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, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release