Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 77.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Panama is 77.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Panama peaked at 77.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 36th of 81 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, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.7% | — |
| 2001 | 55.6% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 50.7% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 60.3% | 66.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 73.3% | 77.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Panama was 77.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Panama ranks 36th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release