Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama
Panama: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 85.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama stood at 85.0%.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama peaked at 95.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 1999.
That places Panama 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.6% | — |
| 2000 | 79.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 82.5% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 79.6% | 89.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 82.9% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 82.4% | 92.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama was 85.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Panama ranks 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release