Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 83.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama is 83.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama peaked at 83.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2001.
That places Panama 6th out of 27 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, richest quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.5% | — |
| 2001 | 51.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.5% | 51.2% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 53.2% | 73.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 79.1% | 83.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama was 83.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Panama ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release