Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 78.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama is 78.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama peaked at 78.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 6th of 28 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, second quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.9% | — |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 59.2% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 42.9% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 54.4% | 70.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 65.6% | 78.8% | 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, second quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama was 78.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Panama ranks 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release