Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Panama
Panama: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 82.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 82.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Panama peaked at 84.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1999.
That places Panama 163rd out of 219 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.9% | — |
| 1971 | 65.1% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 66.6% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 64.8% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 67.1% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 69.2% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 71.0% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 73.5% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 75.6% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 74.6% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 73.9% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 73.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 72.9% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 72.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 72.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 73.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 57.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 83.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.4% | 64.8% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 72.5% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 56.0% | 73.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 57.3% | 83.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 82.5% | 84.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 157,881 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Panama?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Panama was 82.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Panama ranks 163rd out of 219 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release