Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 63.6% 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
Panama recorded 63.6% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama peaked at 68.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1980.
That places Panama 84th out of 132 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 | 31.4% | — |
| 1990 | 42.9% | +36.7% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 46.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.4% | 31.4% | 31.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 42.9% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 45.8% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 55.8% | 68.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 63.6% | 66.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 191,589 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama was 63.6% 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 68.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Panama ranks 84th out of 132 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 6.9%. 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+, male (%) (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.