Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in Panama
Panama: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile was 79.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in Panama stood at 79.9%.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in Panama peaked at 85.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2002.
Panama ranks 12th of 28 countries on this measure, 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, rural, middle quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.4% | — |
| 2001 | 58.5% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.0% | 58.1% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 73.9% | 79.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 79.9% | 85.5% | 3 |
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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, rural, middle quintile in Panama?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in Panama was 79.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile?
- Panama ranks 12th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release