Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 78.1% 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 78.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Panama peaked at 84.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 7th of 29 countries on this measure, 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 | 47.2% | — |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5% | 47.2% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 51.4% | 69.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 78.1% | 84.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 157,881 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
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 78.1% 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 84.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Panama ranks 7th out of 29 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 35.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release