Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.4073 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama stood at 0.4073 LPIA.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama peaked at 0.4169 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1569 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Panama 84th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1569 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.2404 LPIA | +53.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2678 LPIA | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3073 LPIA | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3275 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3144 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3387 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.318 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3189 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3254 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.315 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3124 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3232 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3346 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3332 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3534 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.358 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4152 LPIA | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4169 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4073 LPIA | -2.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.4073 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9002 LPIA, 45% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.4073 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4467 LPIA, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA 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 | +53.3% | 0.1569 LPIA | 0.2404 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1569 LPIA | 0.1569 LPIA | 0.1569 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2404 LPIA | 0.2404 LPIA | 0.2404 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3123 LPIA | 0.2678 LPIA | 0.3387 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3389 LPIA | 0.3124 LPIA | 0.4152 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4121 LPIA | 0.4073 LPIA | 0.4169 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 81 Brazil 0.4332 LPIA compare
- 82 Afghanistan 0.4223 LPIA compare
- 83 Colombia 0.4218 LPIA compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.4036 LPIA compare
- 86 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3897 LPIA compare
- 87 Mexico 0.3713 LPIA compare
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 upper secondary education or in Panama?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama was 0.4073 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4169 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1569 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Panama ranks 84th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 upper 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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February 2026 Data Release