Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 84.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Panama is 84.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Panama peaked at 85.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2001.
That places Panama 33rd out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.6% | — |
| 2001 | 59.3% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.7% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5% | 59.3% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 72.0% | 79.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.6% | 85.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Panama was 84.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Panama ranks 33rd out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release