Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama stood at 75.4%.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama peaked at 79.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1980.
Panama ranks 51st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 48.1% | — |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +48.6% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | -3.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 75.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 81% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Panama's 75.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.8%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +48.6% | 48.1% | 71.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 71.6% | 71.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 62.2% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 72.1% | 79.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 75.4% | 77.9% | 4 |
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 75.4% 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 79.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Panama ranks 51st 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 2.3%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release