Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 86.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama is 86.5%, measured in 2023. 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 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama peaked at 86.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2001.
That places Panama 5th out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.1% | — |
| 2001 | 57.1% | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 57.1% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 75.2% | 84.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 81.7% | 86.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 191,589 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama was 86.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Panama ranks 5th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, urban, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release