Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 88.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 88.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama peaked at 93.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2000.
That places Panama 6th out of 24 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 | 56.7% | — |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +38.6% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 56.7% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 61.9% | 88.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 88.0% | 93.6% | 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, richest quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama was 88.0% 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 93.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Panama ranks 6th out of 24 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 31.5%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release