Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male was 24.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 24.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Panama peaked at 25.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1980.
Panama ranks 81st of 111 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 upper … upper rural male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.3% | — |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +152.7% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 24.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.1%, 32% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Panama's 24.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.1%, 94% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male 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 | +152.7% | 5.3% | 13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.7% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.5% | 25.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 78 Iran 25.3% compare
- 79 Namibia 24.7% compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 24.6% compare
- 82 Philippines 23.8% compare
- 83 Pakistan 22.8% compare
- 84 El Salvador 18.4% 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 24.6% 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 25.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Panama ranks 81st out of 111 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 44.7%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release