Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 58.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama stood at 58.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama peaked at 64.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1980.
That places Panama 61st out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.3% | — |
| 1997 | 56.1% | +73.7% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | -3.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 58.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.8%, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Panama's 58.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.7%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both 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 | +73.7% | 32.3% | 56.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 56.1% | 56.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 44.8% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 54.4% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 58.8% | 60.9% | 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 upper secondary education or in Panama?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama was 58.8% in 2024, 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 64.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Panama ranks 61st out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release