Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama
Panama: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.8726 GPIA in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
0.8726 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
65th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPIA
in 1970
All-time low
0.8712 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
35
1970–2017
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama stood at 0.8726 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.8712 GPIA, in 2016.
Panama ranks 65th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.1 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9439 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9468 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9566 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9293 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9442 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8856 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9076 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8935 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9262 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9371 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8712 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8726 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9359 GPIA | 0.8856 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9018 GPIA | 0.8712 GPIA | 0.9371 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 191,589 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama was 0.8726 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8712 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Panama ranks 65th out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release