Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama
Panama: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 49.7% 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
Panama recorded 49.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2017.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama peaked at 61.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2016.
Panama ranks 34th 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 secondary education enrolled in in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.0% | — |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 46.6% | 61.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 41.0% | 49.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (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 49.7% 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 61.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Panama ranks 34th 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 5.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release