Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama, 1970–2024
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 64.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama peaked at 69.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1970.
Panama ranks 80th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.6% | — |
| 1980 | 31.5% | +45.8% |
| 1990 | 44.0% | +39.7% |
| 1997 | 52.7% | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 44.0% | 52.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 47.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 57.6% | 69.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 64.7% | 68.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Panama was 64.7% 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 69.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Panama ranks 80th out of 134 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 6.1%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.