Total net attendance rate, upper … upper rural wealth WPIA education in Panama
Panama: Total net attendance rate, upper … upper rural wealth WPIA education was 0.7311 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.7311 WPIA for total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in Panama peaked at 0.7449 WPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4293 WPIA, in 2002.
That places Panama 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper … upper rural wealth WPIA education in Panama, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5501 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.4506 WPIA | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4293 WPIA | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4896 WPIA | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.527 WPIA | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4853 WPIA | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4694 WPIA | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5744 WPIA | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5733 WPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7183 WPIA | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6343 WPIA | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6724 WPIA | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6427 WPIA | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7449 WPIA | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7204 WPIA | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6969 WPIA | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.71 WPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7101 WPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7069 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7205 WPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7311 WPIA | +1.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.7311 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9165 WPIA, 80% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5267 WPIA | 0.4293 WPIA | 0.7183 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6915 WPIA | 0.6343 WPIA | 0.7449 WPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7195 WPIA | 0.7069 WPIA | 0.7311 WPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in Panama?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in Panama was 0.7311 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7449 WPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4293 WPIA in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted?
- Panama ranks 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release