Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
9th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.9255 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
25
1980–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.01 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9255 GPIA, in 1980.
Panama ranks 9th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9255 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.9796 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9953 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9943 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9959 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9935 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9255 GPIA | 0.9255 GPIA | 0.9255 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9796 GPIA | 0.9796 GPIA | 0.9796 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9943 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9935 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9948 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9255 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Panama ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release