Lower secondary completion rate, total in Panama
Panama: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 78.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Panama, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Panama stood at 78.8%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Panama peaked at 83.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1972.
That places Panama 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 31.0% | — |
| 1973 | 31.8% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 39.1% | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 41.3% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 44.6% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 47.0% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 55.3% | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 57.1% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 55.1% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 57.8% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +39.3% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.0% | 31.0% | 47.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 56.5% | 55.1% | 57.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 45.1% | 68.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 70.8% | 77.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 70.5% | 83.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Panama?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Panama was 78.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1972.
- How does Panama rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Panama ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.