Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Panama
Panama: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 26.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Panama, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Panama is 26.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Panama peaked at 44.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2002.
Panama ranks 81st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | -3.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 26.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 4.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Panama's 26.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 26.6% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 30.5% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 26.6% | 32.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Panama?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Panama was 26.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Panama ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release