Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Panama
Panama: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 55.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama stood at 55.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama peaked at 63.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1999.
Panama ranks 160th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 40.0% | — |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -12.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 55.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 77% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Panama's 55.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.1%, 64% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 40.8% | 57.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 55.2% | 63.0% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama was 55.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Panama ranks 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release