Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama
Panama: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 94.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 94.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama peaked at 94.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, 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, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.6% | — |
| 2000 | 80.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 78.6% | 78.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 80.3% | 87.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 89.7% | 94.7% | 8 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Panama was 94.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.