Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama
Panama: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 17.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 17.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama peaked at 44.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2010.
That places Panama 58th out of 216 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.1% | — |
| 1971 | 34.9% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 33.4% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 35.2% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 32.9% | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 30.8% | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 29.0% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 26.5% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 25.4% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 26.1% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 26.8% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 26.7% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 26.4% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +68.5% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -51.6% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.6% | 24.4% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 23.8% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 26.1% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 16.1% | 42.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.8% | 17.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- 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)
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 17.5% 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 44.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Panama ranks 58th out of 216 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 up 6.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release