Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Panama
Panama: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 79.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
79.1%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
154th
of 212 countries
All-time high
84.1%
in 2016
All-time low
40.1%
in 1970
Years of data
38
1970–2017
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 79.1% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Panama peaked at 84.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1970.
Panama ranks 154th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.1% | — |
| 1971 | 42.9% | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 47.0% | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 51.1% | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 55.1% | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 57.4% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 59.6% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 62.1% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 64.2% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 64.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 64.0% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 63.6% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 62.6% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 62.2% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 62.7% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 62.2% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 61.2% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 62.6% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.4% | 40.1% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.7% | 61.2% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 62.6% | 66.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 66.3% | 73.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 74.4% | 84.1% | 7 |
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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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Panama?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Panama was 79.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Panama ranks 154th out of 212 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release