Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama
Panama: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 18.1% 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
In 2017, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama stood at 18.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama peaked at 43.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2010.
Panama ranks 65th of 213 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.2% | — |
| 1971 | 32.7% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 31.5% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 34.3% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 31.4% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 29.2% | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 27.9% | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 23.1% | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 24.6% | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 25.1% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 26.0% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 26.0% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 26.2% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 25.5% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +67.9% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -52.0% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.0% | 23.1% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 22.6% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 26.0% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 16.9% | 43.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.4% | 18.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- 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)
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 18.1% 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 43.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Panama ranks 65th out of 213 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 3.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release