Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 85.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama stood at 85.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama peaked at 85.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2001.
That places Panama 3rd out of 24 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, second quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.7% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 43.7% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 59.1% | 74.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 79.8% | 85.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 1 Chile 93.8% compare
- 2 Peru 86.3% compare
- 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 83.4% compare
- 5 Colombia 79.0% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 78.5% compare
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, second quintile in Panama?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama was 85.7% 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 85.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Panama ranks 3rd out of 24 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 25.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release