Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 69.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama stood at 69.5%.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama peaked at 75.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2002.
Panama ranks 11th 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 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -41.2% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +43.7% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +40.6% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 15.1% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 29.3% | 53.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 58.6% | 75.3% | 3 |
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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, middle quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Panama was 69.5% 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 75.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Panama ranks 11th 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 68.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release