Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 98.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama stood at 98.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama peaked at 98.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2001.
That places Panama 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.8% | — |
| 2001 | 90.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.5% | 90.2% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.7% | 97.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 3 Uruguay 99.2% compare
- 4 Chile 99.2% compare
- 5 Peru 98.7% compare
- 7 United States 98.0% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 97.4% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 97.3% compare
More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Panama was 98.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release