Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama is 65.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama peaked at 70.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1980.
That places Panama 71st out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.6% | — |
| 1990 | 45.1% | +42.8% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 45.1% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 49.2% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 59.3% | 70.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 65.7% | 69.6% | 4 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama was 65.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Panama ranks 71st out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.