Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama
Panama: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.16 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama is 1.16 GPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9999 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Panama 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9999 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.1 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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 1.16 GPIA 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 1.16 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9999 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Panama ranks 45th out of 183 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 up 1.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release