Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama
Panama: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 18.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama stood at 18.1%.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama peaked at 43.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2010.
That places Panama 56th out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.2% | — |
| 1971 | 32.7% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 31.5% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 34.3% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 31.4% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 29.2% | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 27.9% | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 23.1% | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 24.6% | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 25.1% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 26.0% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 26.0% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 26.2% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 25.5% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +67.9% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -52.0% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.0% | 23.1% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 22.6% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 26.0% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 16.9% | 43.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.4% | 18.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 53 Lebanon 18.8% compare
- 54 Argentina 18.7% compare
- 55 Malta 18.5% compare
- 57 El Salvador 17.5% compare
- 58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.1% compare
- 59 Russian Federation 16.5% compare
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Panama was 18.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Panama ranks 56th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the 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.