Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Panama
Panama: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Panama, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.02 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Panama peaked at 1.02 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9943 index, in 2000.
Panama ranks 56th of 163 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9974 index | 0.9974 index | 0.9974 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9943 index | 1.02 index | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9956 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Panama?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Panama was 1.02 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9943 index in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Panama ranks 56th out of 163 regions with data for 2023.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.