School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Panama
Panama: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 435,108 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
435,108 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
120th
of 205 countries
All-time high
435,108 number
in 2020
All-time low
209,267 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Panama, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Panama stood at 435,108 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Panama peaked at 435,108 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 209,267 number, in 1970.
Panama ranks 120th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 209,267 number | — |
| 1971 | 216,504 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 223,853 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 231,284 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 238,806 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 246,355 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 253,343 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 260,285 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 267,125 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 273,740 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 280,078 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 286,262 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 292,399 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 298,510 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 304,638 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 310,713 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 316,265 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 321,196 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 325,513 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 329,275 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 332,480 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 335,174 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 337,790 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 340,408 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 342,890 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 345,246 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 347,980 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 350,836 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 353,859 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 357,214 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 360,912 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 364,475 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 368,001 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 371,339 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 374,281 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 376,824 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 379,988 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 383,621 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 387,806 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 392,630 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 397,999 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 403,310 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 408,035 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 412,042 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 415,328 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 417,897 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 420,820 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 424,120 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 427,791 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 431,496 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 435,108 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 242,056 number | 209,267 number | 273,740 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 306,485 number | 280,078 number | 329,275 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 344,388 number | 332,480 number | 357,214 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 375,988 number | 360,912 number | 392,630 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 415,884 number | 397,999 number | 431,496 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 435,108 number | 435,108 number | 435,108 number | 1 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Panama?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Panama was 435,108 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 435,108 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,267 number in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 120th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.