Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 41.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama is 41.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Panama peaked at 41.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1980.
That places Panama 63rd out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 secondary education or in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.9% | — |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +143.0% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 20.2% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 28.3% | 41.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.9% | 41.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 60 Indonesia 43.3% compare
- 61 Ghana 42.6% compare
- 62 Uruguay 42.4% compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 41.5% compare
- 65 Bangladesh 39.8% compare
- 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.4% compare
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 41.9% 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 41.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Panama ranks 63rd out of 94 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 37.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release