Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama stood at 82.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama peaked at 82.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 1997.
That places Panama 30th out of 36 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 67.8% | — |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.8% | 67.8% | 67.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 71.5% | 76.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.8% | 82.3% | 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 82.3% 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 82.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release