Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Panama
Panama: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity 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 188 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 … upper general adjusted gender parity 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% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- 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)
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 188 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