School completion in Panama
Panama: School completion was 95.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.14
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
96th
of 165 countries
All-time high
95.14
in 2025
All-time low
85.19
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Panama, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 95.14 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Panama peaked at 95.14 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 85.19, in 1981.
Panama ranks 96th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 85.19 | — |
| 1982 | 85.37 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 85.48 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 85.54 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 85.61 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 85.7 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 85.83 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 85.9 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 85.96 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 86.05 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 86.3 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 86.55 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 86.8 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 86.92 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.1 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 87.38 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 87.83 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 88.28 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 88.75 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 89.18 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 89.6 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 89.99 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.37 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.72 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.03 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.31 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.61 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.94 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.29 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.59 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.88 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.11 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.28 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.45 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.6 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.77 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.93 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.08 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.23 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.39 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.55 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.7 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.84 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.98 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 95.14 | +0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 95.14 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Panama's 95.14 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.62 | 85.19 | 85.96 | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.2 | 86.05 | 88.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.8 | 89.18 | 92.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.49 | 92.59 | 94.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.77 | 94.39 | 95.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Panama?
- School completion in Panama was 95.14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 95.14 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.19 in 1981.
- How does Panama rank for school completion?
- Panama ranks 96th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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