Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Panama
Panama: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 81.9% 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 81.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2017.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Panama peaked at 83.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 154th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 67.8% | — |
| 1971 | 67.3% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 68.5% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 65.7% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 68.6% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 70.8% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 72.1% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 74.3% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 76.9% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 74.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.0% | 65.7% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.8% | 73.8% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.2% | 56.4% | 74.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 56.1% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 81.9% | 83.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (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 81.9% 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 83.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Panama ranks 154th out of 217 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 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release