Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama

Panama: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 44.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
44.8%
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
33rd
of 158 countries
All-time high
60.0%
in 1999
All-time low
37.0%
in 2016
Years of data
14
1999–2017

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Panama, 1999–2017

02040601999200820171999: 60 %2000: 59.2 %2001: 56.2 %2002: 55.5 %2004: 53.2 %2005: 51 %2006: 47.1 %2007: 42.5 %2008: 42.6 %2009: 43.7 %2010: 44.2 %2011: 44.8 %2016: 37 %2017: 44.8 %

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 33rd of 158 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

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Panama, 1999 to 2017.
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% +1.0%
2011 44.8% +1.5%
2016 37.0% -17.4%
2017 44.8% +21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  3. 32 Republic of Moldova 45.7% compare
  4. 34 Ethiopia 44.3% compare
  5. 35 Indonesia 43.9% compare
  6. 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.9% compare

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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 33rd out of 158 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.