Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama
Panama: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both was 81.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama is 81.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama peaked at 81.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2001.
That places Panama 11th out of 29 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 secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.9% | — |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.8% | 48.6% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 66.2% | 76.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 80.6% | 81.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Panama was 81.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2001.
- How does Panama rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both?
- Panama ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release