Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes was 96.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 96.9% for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Panama peaked at 96.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2001.
That places Panama 7th out of 34 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, rural, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 81.9% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 81.9% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 90.8% | 95.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.5% | 96.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 4 Uruguay 98.9% compare
- 5 Peru 97.4% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 97.4% compare
- 8 South Africa 96.8% compare
- 9 Costa Rica 95.9% compare
- 10 Paraguay 95.9% compare
More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0488 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 230,778 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0511 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Panama?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Panama was 96.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release