Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Panama
Panama: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 44.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama is 44.8%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama peaked at 60.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2016.
Panama ranks 32nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.0% | — |
| 2000 | 59.2% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +21.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 44.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Panama's 44.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.5%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 42.5% | 59.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 37.0% | 44.8% | 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 44.8% 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 60.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Panama ranks 32nd out of 168 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 5.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release