Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 94.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 94.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama peaked at 94.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 1999.
Panama ranks 108th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.9% | — |
| 2000 | 79.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 77.9% | 77.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 79.6% | 86.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 88.8% | 94.4% | 8 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0488 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 230,778 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0511 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama was 94.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.