Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 81.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 81.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama peaked at 81.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 37th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.7% | — |
| 2001 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 57.6% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 66.8% | 72.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 79.8% | 81.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama was 81.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release