Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 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.
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.3897 LPIA compare
- 87 Mexico 0.3713 LPIA 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release