Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.5774 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5774 LPIA
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
62nd
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.5774 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.1965 LPIA
in 1980
Years of data
9
1980–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.5774 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama peaked at 0.5774 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1965 LPIA, in 1980.
Panama ranks 62nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1965 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.3425 LPIA | +74.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3411 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4018 LPIA | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4453 LPIA | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4299 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.541 LPIA | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5429 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5774 LPIA | +6.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.5774 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9786 LPIA, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.5774 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5586 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1965 LPIA | 0.1965 LPIA | 0.1965 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3425 LPIA | 0.3425 LPIA | 0.3425 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3961 LPIA | 0.3411 LPIA | 0.4453 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4854 LPIA | 0.4299 LPIA | 0.541 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5602 LPIA | 0.5429 LPIA | 0.5774 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (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 0.5774 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 0.5774 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1965 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Panama ranks 62nd 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 34.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release