Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama
Panama: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both was 95.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama stood at 95.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama peaked at 96.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2001.
That places Panama 7th out of 29 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, poorest quintile, both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.0% | — |
| 2001 | 79.6% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.9% | 79.6% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 91.0% | 94.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.5% | 96.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 5 Uruguay 97.5% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 96.7% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 95.5% compare
- 9 Paraguay 94.7% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 94.5% compare
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 total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama was 95.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both?
- Panama ranks 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release