Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.5367 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama stood at 0.5367 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama peaked at 0.5367 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.198 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Panama 73rd out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.198 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.3243 LPIA | +63.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3144 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3826 LPIA | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4128 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4095 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4988 LPIA | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4858 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5367 LPIA | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.198 LPIA | 0.198 LPIA | 0.198 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3243 LPIA | 0.3243 LPIA | 0.3243 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3699 LPIA | 0.3144 LPIA | 0.4128 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4541 LPIA | 0.4095 LPIA | 0.4988 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5113 LPIA | 0.4858 LPIA | 0.5367 LPIA | 2 |
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 0.5367 LPIA 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 0.5367 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.198 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Panama ranks 73rd out of 95 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 31.1%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release