Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama
Panama: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 70.2% 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 70.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 36.3% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Panama peaked at 70.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2000.
That places Panama 7th out of 25 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, second quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.5% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +49.2% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 30.5% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 48.0% | 64.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 51.5% | 70.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 70.2% 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 70.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Panama ranks 7th out of 25 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 40.7%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release