Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 80.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama stood at 80.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Panama peaked at 80.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2014.
That places Panama 8th out of 21 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, richest quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.3% | — |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4% | 46.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 46.4% | 64.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 73.3% | 80.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (2024)
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 80.7% 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 80.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Panama ranks 8th out of 21 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 45.7%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release