Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 95.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama stood at 95.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama peaked at 95.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2001.
Panama ranks 2nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.6% | — |
| 2001 | 77.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 77.6% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 84.5% | 93.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 90.2% | 95.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Panama was 95.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Panama ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release